In this subchapter:
The term "beef" means meat produced from cattle (including veal).
The term "covered commodity" means—
(i) muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork;
(ii) ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork;
(iii) farm-raised fish;
(iv) wild fish;
(v) a perishable agricultural commodity;
(vi) peanuts; and 1
(vii) meat produced from goats;
(viii) chicken, in whole and in part;
(ix) ginseng;
(x) pecans; and
(xi) macadamia nuts.
The term "covered commodity" does not include an item described in subparagraph (A) if the item is an ingredient in a processed food item.
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.
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.
The term "lamb" means meat, other than mutton, produced from sheep.
The terms "perishable agricultural commodity" and "retailer" have the meanings given the terms in section 499a(b) of this title.
The term "pork" means meat produced from hogs.
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service.
The term "wild fish" means naturally-born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild.
The term "wild fish" includes a fillet, steak, nugget, and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish.
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. 107–171, title X, §10816, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 533; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, §11002(1), May 22, 2008, 112 Stat. 1351; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title XI, §11002(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2113.)
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