---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 4902"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "4902"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/4902"
units:
  - "Chapter 80 — Watermelon Research and Promotion"
---

# §4902. Definitions


As used in this chapter:

- (1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- (2) The term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other entity.
- (3) The term “watermelon” means all varieties of watermelon grown by [producers](#5) in the [United States](#10) or imported into the [United States](#10).
- (4) The term “handler” means any [person](#2) (except a common or contract carrier of [watermelons](#3) owned by another [person](#2)) who handles [watermelons](#3) in a manner specified in a plan issued under this chapter or in regulations promulgated thereunder.
- (5) The term “producer” means any [person](#2) engaged in the growing of 10 or more acres of [watermelons](#3).
- (6) The term “importer” means any [person](#2) who imports [watermelons](#3) into the [United States](#10).
- (7) The term “plan” means an order issued by the [Secretary](#1) under this chapter.
- (8) The term “promotion” means any action taken by the [Board](#9), under this chapter, to present a favorable image for [watermelons](#3) to the public with the express intent of improving the competitive position of [watermelons](#3) in the marketplace and stimulating sales of [watermelons](#3), and shall include, but not be limited to, paid advertising.
- (9) The term “Board” means the National [Watermelon](#3) [Promotion](#8) Board provided for in [section 4906 of this title](/usc/7/4906.md).
- (10) The term “United States” means each of the several [States](/usc/7/198.md?p=5) and the District of Columbia.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1643, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1623; Pub. L. 103–189, §§ 3(a), 8(a), (k)(3), 9(a), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2259, 2261, 2263, 2264.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(k)(3)(A), substituted “chapter:” for “chapter—” in introductory provisions.

Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(k)(3)(B), (C), substituted “The term” for “the term” and a period for semicolon at end.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(a)(1), (k)(3)(B), substituted “The term” for “the term” and “or imported into the United States.” for the semicolon at end.

Pub. L. 103–189, § 3(a)(1), struck out “the forty-eight contiguous States of” after “by producers in”.

Par. (4). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(k)(3)(B), (C), substituted “The term” for “the term” and a period for semicolon at end.

Par. (5). Pub. L. 103–189, § 9(a), substituted “10” for “five”.

Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(k)(3)(B), (C), substituted “The term” for “the term” and a period for semicolon at end.

Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(a)(2), (3), added pars. (6) and (7) and redesignated former pars. (6) and (7) as (8) and (9), respectively.

Par. (8). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(a)(2), (k)(3)(D), redesignated par. (6) as (8) and substituted “The term” for “the term” and a period for “; and” at end.

Par. (9). Pub. L. 103–189, § 8(a)(2), (k)(3)(E), redesignated par. (7) as (9) and substituted “The term” for “the term” and “4906” for “4903”.

Par. (10). Pub. L. 103–189, § 3(a)(2), added par. (10).