Section 001-4-1 - DEFINITIONSUnless otherwise provided in these rules, all terms shall have the meanings indicated in the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act, Title 7 M.R.S.A. §423. In addition, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
A. Act means the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act, Title 7 M.R.S.A. §§422 - 430. B. Apples means all apples produced in the State of Maine for the purpose of sale.C. Apple Marketing Committee means the Committee established pursuant to section 3 herein.D. Apple producer means any person who produces or causes to be produced apples in quantities equal to or greater than 3,000 first sale units as defined in subsection G.E. Commodity area for purposes of § 425 of the Act, shall mean the State of Maine.F. Districts mean the geographical divisions of apple production areas in the State as follows: (1) Western District - Oxford County; Cumberland County; York County; and that portion of Androscoggin County west of the Androscoggin River.(2) Central District - Franklin County; Sagadahoc County, that portion of Androscoggin County east of the Androscoggin River; that portion of Kennebec County west of the Kennebec River; and that portion of Somerset County west of the Kennebec River.(3) Eastern District - Aroostook County; Hancock County; Knox County; Lincoln County; Penobscot County; Piscataquis County; Waldo County; Washington County; that portion of Kennebec County east of the Kennebec River; and that portion of Somerset county east of the Kennebec River.G. First sale unit means the traditional unit of sale of apples of between 32 to 44 pounds of apples sold for fresh market use in boxes, cartons, baskets, or other containers. When applied to bulk apples for fresh sales, a first sale unit shall mean 40 pounds of apples.H. Initial referendum means the referendum establishing an apple market order pursuant to the Act, based upon statistics regarding the 1981-82 season.I. Marketed within the State for purposes of § 429 of the Act, means any apples marketed for fresh market use by Maine apple producers, regardless of destination.J. Marketing means the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market and includes advertising, promotion, or publicity of apples or apple products as well as the research and data collection necessary to facilitate any of these efforts.K. Marketing season means the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following year.L. Participated in the referendum, for purposes of establishing compliance with § 425 of the Act, shall mean filed a properly completed ballot concerning the apple market order, including both affirmative and negative ballots.M. Persons to be affected., for purposes of § 425 of the Act, shall include apple producers as defined in subsection D.N. Preceding marketing season, for purposes of 5425 of the Act in the initial referendum, shall mean the 1981-82 marketing of the 1981 apple crop.