§10–101.

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

    (b)    “Agricultural commodity” means livestock, poultry, field crops, including nursery stock, bulbs, and flowers; and other agricultural products having a domestic or foreign market.

    (c)    “Certified agency” means any association, board, council, or other entity authorized by the Secretary to conduct a referendum under this section among the persons qualifying as voters.

    (d)    “Voter”, with respect to a referendum on the question of an annual assessment on a particular agricultural commodity, means any person engaged in the production of the commodity, and includes the owner of the farm on which the commodity is produced, tenants, and sharecroppers.