---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 7462"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "7462"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/7462"
units:
  - "Chapter 101 — Agricultural Promotion"
  - "Subchapter IV — Kiwifruit"
---

# §7462. Definitions


In this subchapter (unless the context otherwise requires):

- (1) **Board—** The term “Board” means the National [Kiwifruit](#6) Board established under [section 7464 of this title](/usc/7/7464.md).
- (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 consumption, use, nutritional attributes, and care of [kiwifruit](#6).
- (3) **Exporter—** The term “exporter” means any [person](#9) from outside the [United States](#15) who exports [kiwifruit](#6) into the [United States](#15).
- (4) **Handler—** The term “handler” means any [person](#9), excluding a common carrier, engaged in the business of buying and selling, packing, [marketing](#7), or distributing [kiwifruit](#6) as specified in the [order](#8).
- (5) **Importer—** The term “importer” means any [person](#9) who imports [kiwifruit](#6) into the [United States](#15).
- (6) **Kiwifruit—** The term “kiwifruit” means all varieties of fresh kiwifruit grown in or imported into the [United States](#15).
- (7) **Marketing—** The term “marketing” means the sale or other disposition of [kiwifruit](#6) into interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce by buying, marketing, distribution, or otherwise placing [kiwifruit](#6) into commerce.
- (8) **Order—** The term “order” means a [kiwifruit](#6) [research](#13), [promotion](#12), and [consumer information](#2) order issued by the [Secretary](#14) under [section 7463 of this title](/usc/7/7463.md).
- (9) **Person—** The term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other legal entity.
- (10) **Processing—** The term “processing” means canning, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, grinding, crushing, or in any manner changing the form of [kiwifruit](#6) for the purpose of preparing the [kiwifruit](#6) for [market](/usc/7/198.md?p=1) or [marketing](#7) the [kiwifruit](#6).
- (11) **Producer—** The term “producer” means any [person](#9) who grows [kiwifruit](#6) in the [United States](#15) for sale in commerce.
- (12) **Promotion—** The term “promotion” means any action taken under this subchapter (including paid advertising) to present a favorable image of [kiwifruit](#6) to the general public for the purpose of improving the competitive position of [kiwifruit](#6) and stimulating the sale of [kiwifruit](#6).
- (13) **Research—** The term “research” means any type of research relating to the use, nutritional value, and [marketing](#7) of [kiwifruit](#6) conducted for the purpose of advancing the image, desirability, marketability, or quality of [kiwifruit](#6).
- (14) **Secretary—** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- (15) **United States—** The term “United States” means the 50 [States](/usc/7/198.md?p=5) of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–127, title V, § 553, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1064.)