---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 983.27"
title: "7"
number: "983.27"
heading: "Proprietary capacity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/983.27"
---

# §983.27. Proprietary capacity.


Proprietary capacity means the capacity or interest of a producer or handler that, either directly or through one or more intermediaries, is a property owner together with all the appurtenant rights of an owner including the right to vote the interest in that capacity as an individual, a shareholder, member of a cooperative, partner, trustee or in any other capacity with respect to any other business unit.


## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 17850, Apr. 4, 2004. Redesignated at 74 FR 56539, Nov. 2, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 17850, Apr. 4, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 17850, Apr. 4, 2004. Redesignated at 74 FR 56539, Nov. 2, 2009]