(a) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets of the State of New York.

(b) Law means article 21 of the Agriculture and Markets Law, as amended by chapter 540 of the Laws of 1987.

(c) Person means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative corporation or unincorporated cooperative association.

(d) Milk dealer means any person licensed to receive, purchase, handle or sell milk pursuant to article 21 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the commissioner; provided, that for purposes of this Part a cooperative corporation or association of producers shall be deemed to be a producer and not a milk dealer with respect to milk marketed for its producer members and the milk of producer members of any other cooperative which is marketed under contract with such cooperative.

(e) Milk means all milk and milk products as defined pursuant to section 253(7) of the law. [next page is 134.95]

(f) Payment means cash payment in full received on or before the due date established pursuant to section 258-b(2)(a) of the law. Payment by check shall be treated as conditional payment but shall be defeated upon dishonor of the check.

(g) Producers security fund means a milk producers security fund established pursuant to section 258-b(4) of the law.