For the purpose of the Oklahoma Peanut Act:

1. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Peanut Commission;

2. "Grower" means any natural person engaged in growing peanuts;

3. "First purchaser" is any person, public or private corporation, association or partnership buying or otherwise acquiring after harvest the property in or to peanuts from a grower. A mortgagee, pledgee, lienor or other person, public or private, having a claim against the grower under a nonrecourse loan made against such peanuts after harvest thereof shall be deemed a purchaser. The term "first purchaser" shall not include a harvesting or threshing lienee;

4. "Commercial channels" is the sale of peanuts for use as food, feed, seed or any industrial or chemurgic use, when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, cooperative, or to any person, public or private, who resells any peanuts or product produced from peanuts; and

5. "Sale" includes any pledge or mortgage of peanuts, after harvest, to any person, public or private.

Historical Data

Laws 1965, HB 962, c. 349, § 2, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1378, c. 146, § 38, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001 (superseded document available);  Renumbered from 2 O.S. § 1102 by Laws 2001, HB 1378, c. 146, § 251, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.