§ 4003. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC4003]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 60--FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION
Sec. 4003. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term--
(1) ``consumer education'' means actions undertaken to inform
consumers on matters related to the consumption of fish and fish
products;
(2) ``council'' means a seafood promotional council established
under section 4009 of this title;
(3) ``fish'' means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other
forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption; the term
does not include marine mammals and seabirds;
(4) ``Fund'' means the Fisheries Promotional Fund established in
section 4008 of this title;
(5) ``harvester'' means any individual who is in the business of
catching or growing fish for purposes of sale;
(6) ``importer'' means any person in the business of importing
fish or fish products into the United States from another country
for commercial purposes or who acts as an agent, broker, or
consignee for any person or nation that produces, processes or
markets fish or fish products outside of the United States for sale
or other commercial purpose in the United States;
(7) ``marketer'' means any person who is in the business of
selling fish or fish products in the wholesale, retail, or
restaurant trade, but whose primary business function is not the
processing or packaging of fish or fish products in preparation for
sale;
(8) ``marketing and promotion'' means an activity aimed at
encouraging the consumption of fish or fish products or expanding or
maintaining commercial markets for fish or fish products;
(9) ``member'' means any person serving on the National Council
or on any council;
(10) ``National Council'' means the National Fish and Seafood
Promotional Council established in section 4004 of this title;
(11) ``person'' means any individual, group of individuals,
partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any private
entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States or
any State, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United
States;
(12) ``processor'' means any person who is in the business of
preparing or packaging fish or fish products (including fish of the
processor's own harvesting) for sale;
(13) ``receiver'' means any person who owns fish processing
vessels and any person in the business of acquiring fish directly
from harvesters;
(14) ``research'' means any type of research designed to advance
the image, desirability, usage, marketability, production or quality
of fish and fish products;
(15) ``sector'' means--
(A) the sector consisting of harvesters;
(B) the sector consisting of importers;
(C) the sector consisting of marketers;
(D) the sector consisting of processors;
(E) the sector consisting of receivers; or
(F) the consumer sector consisting of persons professionally
engaged in the dissemination of information pertaining to the
nutritional benefits and preparation of fish and fish products;
(16) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce, or the
Secretary's designee; and
(17) ``United States'' means the several States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory, possession, or
commonwealth of the United States.
(Pub. L. 99-659, title II, Sec. 204, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3716.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 31 section 3903.
