---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 6202"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "6202"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/6202"
units:
  - "Chapter 91 — Lime Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information"
---

# §6202. Definitions


As used in this chapter:

- (1) **Board—** The term “Board” means the [Lime](#6) Board provided for under [section 6204(b) of this title](/usc/7/6204.md?p=b).
- (2) **Consumer information—** The term “consumer information” means any action taken to provide information to, and broaden the understanding of, the general public regarding the use, nutritional attributes, and care of [limes](#6).
- (3) **Handle—** The term “handle” means to sell, purchase, or package [limes](#6).
- (4) **Handler—** The term “handler” means any [person](#9) in the business of handling [limes](#6).
- (5) **Importer—** The term “importer” means any [person](#9) who imports [limes](#6) into the [United States](#15-B).
- (6) **Lime—** The term “lime” means the fruit of a citrus latifolia tree for the fresh [market](/usc/7/198.md?p=1).
- (7) **Marketing—** The term “marketing” means the sale or other disposition of [limes](#6) in commerce.
- (8) **Order—** The term “order” means a [lime](#6) [research](#13), [promotion](#12), and [consumer information](#2) order issued by the [Secretary](#14) under [section 6203(a) of this title](/usc/7/6203.md?p=a).
- (9) **Person—** The term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other legal entity.
- (10) **Producer—** The term “producer” means any [person](#9) who produces [limes](#6) in the [United States](#15-B) for sale in commerce.
- (11) **Producer-handler—** The term “producer-handler” means any [person](#9) who is both a [producer](#10) and [handler](#4) of [limes](#6).
- (12) **Promotion—** The term “promotion” means any action taken under this chapter (including paid advertising) to present a favorable image for [limes](#6) to the general public with the express intent of improving the competitive position and stimulating the sale of [limes](#6).
- (13) **Research—** The term “research” means any type of research relating to the use and nutritional value of [limes](#6) and designed to advance the image, desirability, marketability, or quality of [limes](#6).
- (14) **Secretary—** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- (15) **State and United States—** The term—
  - (A) “State” means each of the 50 States of the [United States](#15-B), the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
  - (B) “United States” means the 50 [States](#15-A) of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1953, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3871; Pub. L. 103–194, § 3, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2295.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1993—Par. (6). Pub. L. 103–194 substituted “citrus latifolia” for “citrus aurantifolia”.