{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-54o","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-54o","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 22-54p to 22-54t, inclusive:\n(1) “Apples” means apples produced in the state for the purpose of sale;\n(2) “Apple producer” means any person who produces or causes to be produced more than one thousand first sale units of apples in the state;\n(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;\n(4) “Harvest crop” means the number of bushels or pounds of apples harvested for a season;\n(5) “Distributor” or “handler” means any person, other than the producer, who sells, causes to be sold or markets a first sale unit;\n(6) “First sale unit” means a unit of sale of apples of between thirty-six and forty-four pounds, sold for fresh market use in boxes, cartons, baskets or other containers or, if sold on a per pound basis or in bulk, means forty pounds;\n(7) “Fresh market” means the sale of apples in the whole and unadulterated state in which such apples were harvested;\n(8) “Marketing” means the act or process of selling or purchasing in an apple market and includes advertising and promotion of apples or apple products and associated marketing research;\n(9) “Market order” means an order issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section 22-54q for marketing research and promotion of apples and apple products, including an assessment to support such marketing research and promotion;\n(10) “Marketing season” means the period beginning July first of any year and ending June thirtieth of the following year;\n(11) “Storage” means any building, structure or place where apples are kept in a cold, refrigerated or controlled atmosphere.","path":["TITLE 22. AGRICULTURE. DOMESTIC ANIMALS","CHAPTER 423. GRADING AND MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS","PART IV. APPLE MARKET ORDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_423.htm#sec_22-54o","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:06Z","sha256":"a949a2713d572a84e23a0df6f6cfbd93783736b7819a7a11a3ab20766df035b3","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-54a-to-22-54n","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22-54p"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}