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LegalText 7 U.S.C. § 1638 Definitions us united_states_code code_section 7 AGRICULTURE 38 DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 1638 7 U.S.C. § 1638 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc07@119-100.zip /us/usc/t7/s1638 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-07/usc07.xml 8f0477db74919f645844bb8081980d4a334b2bb2431e43f5af98962a565d0a04 50edab1679a711653797362c0aeb8f2273303fe473fb7fa16df1ee76bdd6e984 9121323f74d81f0aae42941b9ac7dde964a2557571a41b6996a2c7a84d1cb109 2026-07-04 official
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7 U.S.C. § 1638 - Definitions

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In this subchapter:

(1) Covered commodity (A) In general The term “covered commodity” means—

(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;

(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;

(iii) farm-raised fish;

(iv) wild fish;

(v) a perishable agricultural commodity;

(vi) peanuts; and 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.

(vii) meat produced from goats;

(viii) chicken, in whole and in part;

(ix) ginseng;

(x) pecans; and

(xi) macadamia nuts.

(B) Exclusions The term “covered commodity” does not include an item described in subparagraph (A) if the item is an ingredient in a processed food item.

(2) Farm-raised fish The term “farm-raised fish” includes—

(A) farm-raised shellfish; and

(B) fillets, steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish.

(3) Food service establishment The term “food service establishment” means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility operated as an enterprise engaged in the business of selling food to the public.

(4) Lamb The term “lamb” means meat, other than mutton, produced from sheep.

(5) Perishable agricultural commodity; retailer The terms “perishable agricultural commodity” and “retailer” have the meanings given the terms in section 499a(b) of this title.

(6) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service.

(7) Wild fish (A) In general The term “wild fish” means naturally-born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild.

(B) Inclusions The term “wild fish” includes a fillet, steak, nugget, and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish.

(C) Exclusions The term “wild fish” excludes net-pen aquacultural or other farm-raised fish.

(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 281, as added Pub. L. 107171, title X, § 10816, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 533; amended Pub. L. 110234, title XI, § 11002(1), May 22, 2008, 112 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 110246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11002(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2113; Pub. L. 11379, title XII, § 12104(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 979; Pub. L. 114113, div. A, title VII, § 759(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2284.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110234 and Pub. L. 110246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110246.

Amendments2015—Pub. L. 114113 redesignated pars. (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as pars. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively, in par. (1)(A)(i) struck out references to beef and pork, in par. (1)(A)(ii) struck out references to ground beef and ground pork, and struck out former pars. (1) and (7), which defined “beef” and “pork”, respectively . 2014—Par. (2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 11379, § 12104(b)(1)(A), substituted “pork, and venison” for “and pork”. Par. (2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 11379, § 12104(b)(1)(B), substituted “ground pork, and ground venison” for “and ground pork”. 2008—Par. (2)(A)(vii) to (xi). Pub. L. 110246, § 11002(1), added cls. (vii) to (xi).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110234 by Pub. L. 110246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.