26-2-260. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

“Cold storage” means protected storage in a refrigerated place.#

“Commerce” means interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce.#

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia.#

“Department” means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Georgia.#

“Egg” means the shell egg of the domesticated chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or guinea.#

“Egg handler” means any person who engages in any business in commerce which involves buying or selling any eggs, as a poultry producer or otherwise, processing any egg products, or otherwise using any eggs in the preparation of human food.#

“Egg product” means any dried, frozen, or liquid eggs, with or without added ingredients, except products which contain eggs only in a relatively small proportion or which historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the egg food industry.#

“Quality” means the inherent properties of any product which determine its relative degree of excellence.#

“Wholesaler” means any person, firm, corporation, association, dealer, or broker selling or offering for sale, in or into this state, more than five cases of eggs in any one week.#