As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:”Cattle” means beef cattle sold for slaughter or feeding purposes, veal calves sold for slaughter or feeding purposes, and dairy cattle sold for immediate slaughter providing such animals are sold for a consideration in excess of $ 20 per head in the Commonwealth.”Handler” means, at the point where the cattle are weighed or traded and the value determined, operators of all stockyards, livestock dealerships, slaughterhouses, packing plants, and livestock auction markets or any other person that purchases from a producer.”Processor” or “packer” means any person that slaughters cattle.”Producer” means any person engaged in the business of raising cattle, or selling dairy cattle for slaughter.

History

1970, c. 310, §§ 3.1-796.13, 3.1-796.26; 1978, c. 540; 1983, c. 375; 1985, cc. 237, 448; 2008, c. 860.