Section 38-34-1 - DefinitionsTerms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Council," the South Dakota Pulse Crop Council;(2) "First purchaser," any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, agent, or broker buying, accepting for sale, or otherwise acquiring pulse crops after harvest from a grower. A grower selling unharvested pulse crops or delivering pulse crops from the farm on which they are produced to storage facilities, packing shed, or processing plant is not a first purchaser;(3) "Grower," any person who is the legal initial owner of pulse crops harvested from more than ten acres;(4) "Participating grower," a grower who has not requested a refund from the payment of assessments on pulse crops under this chapter for the current or previous year;(5) "Pulse crops," lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, and lupines;(6) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. SL 2005, ch 214, §1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), §51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 1,s. 51, eff. 4/19/2021.