(1) "Candling" means examining the interior of an egg by use of transmitted light sufficient to view the interior of the egg.

(2) "Commission" means the state agricultural commission.

(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-127), ch. 63, p. 224, § 7, effective July 1, 2009.)

(5) "Consumer" means any person who buys eggs for household consumption and not for resale.

(6) "Dealer" means any person who is engaged in selling eggs.

(7) "Department" means the department of agriculture.

(8) "Edible eggs" means eggs which are free from mold, blood ring, blood spot, bloody whites, filth, stuck yolk, black rot, white rot, mixed rot, or any other inedible quality as defined by the United States department of agriculture.

(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 699, § 15, effective May 23, 1995.)

(10) and (11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-127), ch. 63, p. 224, § 7, effective July 1, 2009.)

(12) Repealed.

(13) "Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or preparing any product intended for sale for human consumption in which eggs in any form or part are used.

(14) "Person" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation.

(15) "Poultry eggs", "shell eggs", or "eggs" means shell eggs of the domesticated chicken.

(16) "Producer" means any person engaged in producing eggs in this state.

(17) "Restaurant" means any person engaged in the business of catering or furnishing meals to the public.

(18) and (19) Repealed.

(20) Where applicable, the singular includes the plural; the plural, the singular; and the masculine, the feminine.