Mo. Rev. Stat. § 275.300: Definitions.

When used in sections 275.300 to 275.370 the following terms mean:

(1) "Agricultural commodity" , any agriculture product that has been produced for purpose of sale or exchange except animals whose principal use could be construed as recreational, or as a pet;

(2) "Commercial quantity" , a quantity produced per year or other period of time which quantity is defined and determined by the commodity merchandising council concerned;

(3) "Commodity merchandising council" , a group representative of the commodity, hereafter referred to as the "council";

(4) "Director" , the director of the department of agriculture of the state of Missouri or his delegated representative;

(5) "Handler" , any person who engages in the selling, marketing, or distribution of any agricultural commodity on a wholesale basis, which he has purchased for resale or which he is marketing on behalf of a producer, and shall include a producer who distributes any agricultural commodity which he has produced;

(6) "Processor" , any person engaged in the receiving, grading, packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other methods of preparation for market of agricultural commodities produced in Missouri for sale;

(7) "Producer" , any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association engaged within this state in business of producing for market any agricultural commodity in commercial quantities.