Section NR 296.03 - Definitions The following special definitions are applicable to terms used in this chapter. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are set forth in ch. NR 205.
(1) "Color" means the color as measured by the modified tri-stimulus method developed by the American Dye Manufacturers Institute (ADMI) and described in Appendix A of the development document incorporated by reference in s. NR 296.05. Note: Section NR 296.05 was repealed effective 5-1-18 by CR 17-002.
(2) "Commission scouring" means the scouring of wool, 50% or more of which is owned by others, in mills that are 51% or more independent (i.e. having only a minority ownership by companies with griege or integrated operations). The mills must process 20% or more of their commissioned production through batch, noncontinuous processing operations.(3) "Commission finishing" means the finishing of textile materials, 50% or more of which are owned by others, in mills that are 51% or more independent (i.e. having only a minority ownership by companies with griege or integrated operations). The mills must process 20% or more of their commissioned production through batch, noncontinuous processing operations with 50% or more of their commissioned orders processed in 5,000-yard or smaller lots.(4) "Fiber" means dry wool and other fibers as received at the wool mill for processing into wool and blended products.(5) "Product" means the final material produced or processed by the mill except that for the carpet mills subcategory it means the final carpet produced or processed including the primary backing but excluding the secondary backing.(6) "Simple manufacturing operation" means those operations involving the unit processes of desizing, fiber preparation and dyeing except that for the carpet mills subcategory it means those operations involving fiber preparation and dyeing with or without carpet backing.(7) "Complex manufacturing operation" means those operations involved in simple manufacturing operation plus any additional manufacturing operations such as printing, waterproofing or applying stain resistant or other functional fabric finishes except that for the carpet mills subcategory the additional operations are those such as printing or dyeing and printing.(8) "Wool" means dry wool as it is received by the wool scouring mill.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 296.03
Cr. Register, June, 1976, No. 246, eff. 7-1-76.Amended by, Cr. Register, June, 1976, No. 246, eff. 7-1-76.