(a) “State” means the State of Mississippi;

(b) “Milk” means any class of cow’s milk produced in the state;

(c) “Dairy products” means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products;

(d) “Fluid milk products” means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;

(e) “Person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity;

(f) “Producer” means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;

(g) “Promotion” means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products;

(h) “Nutrition education” means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet;

(i) “State ADA” means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;

(j) “Extension service” means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;

(k) “Bulk tank unit” means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division;

(l) “Block voting” means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25;

(m) “Handler” means any person engaged in the business of distributing, marketing, or in any manner handling fluid milk or dairy products, in whole or in part, for consumption;

(n) “National Dairy Board” means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended;

(o) “Act” shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and

(p) “Cooperative association” means any cooperative marketing association of producers which is organized under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 18, 1922, known as the “Capper-Volstead Act.”