{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-04-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-04-01","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n1.\"Commissioner\" means the agriculture commissioner or the commissioner's designee.\n2.\"Corn\" means all varieties of corn, except sweet corn and popcorn.\n3.\"Council\" means the North Dakota corn utilization council.\n4.\"Designated handler\" means:\na.Any public warehouse, licensed grain buyer, roving grain buyer, processing plant, merchandising company, or ethanol plant that purchases corn from a producer; and\nb.Any person having a claim against the producer if the actual or constructive possession of the corn is taken as security, partial payment, or in satisfaction of a mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim.\n5.\"Producer\" means any person that:\na.Plants or causes to be planted a corn crop in which the person has an ownership interest, with the intent that upon maturity the crop will be harvested;\nb.Will have met the requirements of subdivision a during the next available growing season; or\nc.Has met the requirements of subdivision a during the immediately preceding growing season.","path":["Title 4.1 Agriculture","Chapter 4.1-04 Corn Utilization Council"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c04.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"d85739b9c3793528508d2c845d0c457a848ab316b36ed65fa4ec04feb657e33b","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-03-18","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-04-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}