Section 141.01. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)  "Affected producer" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in the production of cherries in Door or Kewaunee counties, and in the sale of at least 2,000 pounds of cherries for processing in a crop year.

(2)  "Cherries" means all varieties of Prunus cerasus.

(3)  "Handler" means any person, including a producer, performing any of the functions of processing red tart cherries.

(4)  "Processing" means the operation of canning, packing, freezing, preserving, extracting juice, or otherwise preparing red tart cherries for marketing in any form other than for fresh consumption.

(6)  "Marketing board" or "board" means a ch. 181 , Stats. , non-stock corporation consisting of affected producers elected to serve as board members and having the duties described in this order.

(7)  "Producer-handler" means an affected producer who sells cherries to a non-resident handler.

(8)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.