# § 1638. Definitions
In this subchapter:
**(1)** **Covered commodity**
**(A)** **In general** The term “covered commodity” means—
**(i)** muscle cuts of lamb and venison;
**(ii)** ground lamb and ground venison;
**(iii)** farm-raised fish;
**(iv)** wild fish;
**(v)** a perishable agricultural commodity;
**1** peanuts; and [^1]
So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
**(vii)** meat produced from goats;
**(viii)** chicken, in whole and in part;
**(ix)** ginseng;
**(x)** pecans; and
**(xi)** macadamia nuts.
**(B)** **Exclusions** The term “covered commodity” does not include an item described in subparagraph (A) if the item is an ingredient in a processed food item.
**(2)** **Farm-raised fish** The term “farm-raised fish” includes—
**(A)** farm-raised shellfish; and
**(B)** fillets, steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish.
**(3)** **Food service establishment** The term “food service establishment” means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility operated as an enterprise engaged in the business of selling food to the public.
**(4)** **Lamb** The term “lamb” means meat, other than mutton, produced from sheep.
**(5)** **Perishable agricultural commodity; retailer** section 499a(b) of this title
The terms “perishable agricultural commodity” and “retailer” have the meanings given the terms in .
**(6)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service.
**(7)** **Wild fish**
**(A)** **In general** The term “wild fish” means naturally-born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild.
**(B)** **Inclusions** The term “wild fish” includes a fillet, steak, nugget, and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish.
**(C)** **Exclusions** The term “wild fish” excludes net-pen aquacultural or other farm-raised fish.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 281, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10816, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 533; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11002(1), May 22, 2008, 112 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11002(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2113; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12104(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 979; Pub. L. 114–113, div. A, title VII, § 759(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2284.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
### Amendments
2015— redesignated pars. (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as pars. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively, in par. (1)(A)(i) struck out references to beef and pork, in par. (1)(A)(ii) struck out references to ground beef and ground pork, and struck out former pars. (1) and (7), which defined “beef” and “pork”, respectively .
2014—Par. (2)(A)(i). , substituted “pork, and venison” for “and pork”.
Par. (2)(A)(ii). , substituted “ground pork, and ground venison” for “and ground pork”.
2008—Par. (2)(A)(vii) to (xi). , added cls. (vii) to (xi).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .