# 1260.510 Definitions.
As used in this subpart:
*Act* means the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2901-2918).
*Beef* means the flesh of cattle.
*Beef products* means edible products produced in whole or in part from beef, exclusive of milk and milk products produced therefrom.
*Board* means the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board established under section 5(1) of the Act.
*Cattle* means live, domesticated bovine animals regardless of age.
*Department* means the United States Department of Agriculture.
*Importer* means a person who imports cattle, beef, or beef products from outside the United States.
*Livestock and Seed Division* means the Livestock and Seed Division of the Department's Agricultural Marketing Service.
*Producer* means a person who owns or acquires ownership of cattle, except that a person shall not be considered to be a producer if the person's only share in the proceeds of a sale of cattle or beef is a sales commission, handling fee, or other service fee.
*Secretary* means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in the Secretary's stead.
*State* means each of the 50 States.
*Unit* means a State or combination of States which has a total inventory of not less than 500,000 head of cattle; or importers.