As used in this chapter, “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture; “dealer” or “broker” means any person, copartnership, association, limited liability company or corporation engaged in the business of buying, receiving, selling or exchanging or negotiating or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, transporting for a fee, transfer or shipment of any livestock; “agent” means any person buying or soliciting or negotiating the sale for a fee, resale or exchange of livestock for or on behalf of any dealer or broker; “livestock” means any camelid or hooved animal raised for domestic or commercial use; and “livestock producer” means a person involved in the keeping, feeding, growing, raising or breeding of livestock for domestic or commercial use.

(1959, P.A. 573, S. 1; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 57, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 95-79, S. 88, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 08-27, S. 1.)

History: Later 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1963 act added references to swine in definitions of “dealer” or “broker” and “agent”; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 95-79 redefined “dealer” or “broker” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 08-27 redefined “dealer” or “broker” and “agent”, deleted definition of “cattle” and defined “livestock” and “livestock producer”, effective April 29, 2008.