The following terms shall have the following meanings unless context shall provide otherwise:
"State" means the State of Mississippi;
"Milk" means any class of cow's milk produced in the state;
"Dairy products" means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products;
"Fluid milk products" means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;
"Person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity;
"Producer" means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;
"Promotion" means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products;
"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;
"State ADA" means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;
"Extension service" means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;
"Bulk tank unit" means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division;
"Block voting" means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25;
"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;
"National Dairy Board" means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended;
"Act" shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and
"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."