47-21-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Cooperative," any corporation organized under this chapter or which becomes subject to this chapter in the manner hereinafter provided;
(2)"Person," any natural person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision, or agency thereof, or any body politic;
(3)"Rural area," any area certified to a rural electric cooperative under the provisions of chapter 49-34A, or an area in which it is permitted to serve under the provisions of chapter 49-34A.
Source: SL 1947, ch 33, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §11.2203; SL 1963, ch 33; SL 1965, ch 254, §2; SL 1969, ch 231, §63; SL 1970, ch 261, §2; SL 1975, ch 283, §58; SL 1994, ch 351, §122.