Utah Admin. Code R65-11-2 - Definition of Terms
(1) "Board" means
the Sheep Marketing Board. The board ensures that proceeds from any assessments
and any other funds directed to the board by the commissioner are placed in an
account in the board's name in a depository institution, disburses the funds to
promote the marketing of Utah sheep, and ensures that the account is annually
audited by an independent auditor approved by the commissioner.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner's
designee.
(3) "Department" means
the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
(4) "Handler" means an individual or an
organization engaged in the merchandising of sheep or sheep products.
(5) "Independent auditor" means a certified
public accountant or chartered accountant who examines an organization's
financial records and business transactions with which they are not affiliated.
An independent auditor shall not be a person employed by the
department.
(6) "Order" or
"marketing order" means the mechanism by which the assessment is
levied.
(7) "Person" means any
individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association,
cooperative, legal representative, or any other entity.
(8) "Producer" means a person owning at least
100 rams, ewes, or lambs.
(9)
"Registered producers" means producers who have indicated that they want to be
included in the marketing order voting process by registering to vote in the
referendum. Registration forms may be mailed out with the ballots.
(10) "Sheep" means rams, ewes, or
lambs.
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