Section 47-21-1 - Definitions Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Cooperative," any corporation organized under this chapter or which becomes subject to this chapter in the manner hereinafter provided;(2) "Person," any natural person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision, or agency thereof, or any body politic;(3) "Rural area," any area certified to a rural electric cooperative under the provisions of chapter 49-34A, or an area in which it is permitted to serve under the provisions of chapter 49-34A. SL 1947, ch 33, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 11.2203; SL 1963, ch 33; SL 1965, ch 254, § 2; SL 1969, ch 231, § 63; SL 1970, ch 261, § 2; SL 1975, ch 283, § 58; SL 1994, ch 351, § 122.