Common use of Handle Clause in Contracts

Handle. Handle means to engage in the receiving or acquiring, cleaning and shelling, cleaning inshell, or crushing of peanuts and in the shipment (except as a common or contract carrier of peanuts owned by another) or sale of cleaned inshell or shelled peanuts or other activity causing peanuts to enter the current of commerce: Provided, That this term does not include sales or deliveries of peanuts by a producer to a handler or to an intermediary person engaged in delivering peanuts to handler(s) and Provided further, That this term does not include sales or deliveries of peanuts by such intermediary person(s) to a handler. § 998.8 Handler. Handler means any person who handles peanuts, in a capacity other than that of a custom cleaner or dryer, an assembler, a warehouseman or other intermediary between the producer and the person handling, and who is a party to this agreement. § 998.9 Crop year. Crop year is synonymous with fiscal year and means the 12-month period beginning with July 1 of any year and ending with June 30 of the following year. § 998.10