The following terms shall have the following meanings unless context shall provide otherwise:
(a) "State" means the State of Mississippi;(b) "Milk" means any class of cow's milk produced in the state;(c) "Dairy products" means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products;(d) "Fluid milk products" means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;(e) "Person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity;(f) "Producer" means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;(g) "Promotion" means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products;(h) "Nutrition education" means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet;(i) "State ADA" means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;(j) "Extension service" means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;(k) "Bulk tank unit" means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division;(l) "Block voting" means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25;(m) "Handler" means any person engaged in the business of distributing, marketing, or in any manner handling fluid milk or dairy products, in whole or in part, for consumption;(n) "National Dairy Board" means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended;(o) "Act" shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and(p) "Cooperative association" means any cooperative marketing association of producers which is organized under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 18, 1922, known as the "Capper-Volstead Act."Laws, 1989, ch. 504, § 3, eff. 4/4/1989.