7 USC § 1637a - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1637a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1637a - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1637a"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 272, as added Pub. L. 106–532, § 2, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2541; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 207.)"
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# § 1637a. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Dairy products** The term “dairy products” means—

**(A)** manufactured dairy products that are used by the Secretary to establish minimum prices for Class III and Class IV milk under a Federal milk marketing order issued under section 608c of this title; and

**(B)** substantially identical products designated by the Secretary.

**(2)** **Manufacturer** The term “manufacturer” means any person engaged in the business of buying milk in commerce for the purpose of manufacturing dairy products.

**(3)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 272, as added Pub. L. 106–532, § 2, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2541; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 207.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002—Par. (1).  inserted hyphen after “means”, designated remainder of existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted “; and” for period at end, and added subpar. (B).