---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 6102"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "6102"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/6102"
units:
  - "Chapter 90 — Mushroom Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information"
---

# §6102. Definitions


As used in this chapter—

- (1) **Commerce—** The term “commerce” means interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce.
- (2) **Consumer information—** The term “consumer information” means information and programs that will assist consumers and other [persons](#10) in making evaluations and decisions regarding the purchase, preparation, and use of [mushrooms](#9).
- (3) **Council—** The term “Council” means the Mushroom Council established under [section 6104(b) of this title](/usc/7/6104.md?p=b).
- (4) **Department—** The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
- (5) **First handler—** The term “first handler” means any [person](#10), as described in an order issued under this chapter, who receives or otherwise acquires [mushrooms](#9) from a [producer](#11) and prepares for [marketing](#8) or [markets](/usc/7/198.md?p=1) such [mushrooms](#9), or who prepares for [marketing](#8) or [markets](/usc/7/198.md?p=1) [mushrooms](#9) of that [person](#10)’s own production.
- (6) **Importer—** The term “importer” means any [person](#10) who imports, on average, over 500,000 pounds of [mushrooms](#9) annually from outside the [United States](#15).
- (7) **Industry information—** The term “industry information” means information and programs that are designed to lead to the development of new [markets](/usc/7/198.md?p=1) and [marketing](#8) strategies, increased efficiency, and activities to enhance the image of the mushroom industry.
- (8) **Marketing—** The term “marketing” means the sale or other disposition of [mushrooms](#9) in any channel of [commerce](#1).
- (9) **Mushrooms—** The term “mushrooms” means all varieties of cultivated mushrooms grown within the [United States](#15) for the fresh [market](/usc/7/198.md?p=1), or imported into the [United States](#15) for the fresh [market](/usc/7/198.md?p=1), that are marketed, except that such term shall not include mushrooms that are commercially marinated, canned, frozen, cooked, blanched, dried, packaged in brine, or otherwise processed, as may be determined by the [Secretary](#14).
- (10) **Person—** The term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity.
- (11) **Producer—** The term “producer” means any [person](#10) engaged in the production of [mushrooms](#9) who owns or who shares the ownership and risk of loss of such [mushrooms](#9) and who produces, on average, over 500,000 pounds of [mushrooms](#9) per year.
- (12) **Promotion—** The term “promotion” means any action determined by the [Secretary](#14) to enhance the image or desirability of [mushrooms](#9), including paid advertising.
- (13) **Research—** The term “research” means any type of study to advance the image, desirability, marketability, production, product development, quality, or nutritional value of [mushrooms](#9).
- (14) **Secretary—** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- (15) **State and United States—** The terms “State” and “United States” include the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1923, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3855.)