7 USC § 589 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s589"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 589 - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "589"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 9, 48 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 106–96, § 1(b), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10009(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 949.)"
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# § 589. Definitions

When used in this chapter—

**(1)** The term “person” includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations.

**(2)** The term “Secretary of Agriculture” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

**(3)** Except as provided herein, the term “foreign commerce” means commerce between any State, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside of the United States or its possessions.

**(4)** The term “apples” means fresh whole apples, whether or not the apples have been in storage.

**(5)** The term “bulk container” means a container that contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.

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**Source Credit**: (June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 9, 48 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 106–96, § 1(b), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10009(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 949.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014—Par. (5).  added par. (5).

1999—Par. (4).  added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “The term ‘apples and/or pears’ means fresh whole apples or pears, whether or not they have been in storage.”