Sec. 101.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Handle" means buy for resale, sell, offer to sell, process, broker, or ship for the purpose of selling.
(2)  "Packer" means a person who prepares or packs perishable commodities for barter, sale, exchange, or shipment.
(3)  "Perishable commodity" means fresh produce grown in Texas and generally considered a perishable vegetable or fruit.
(4)  "Person" means an individual, partnership, group of persons, corporation, or business unit.
(5)  "Producer" means a person who is engaged in the business of growing or producing any perishable commodity.
(6)  "Warehouseman" means a person who receives and stores perishable commodities for compensation.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1251, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.