Article 1. Definitions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 9. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

"Packer" means any person that is engaged in any of the following businesses:
  (a) Buying livestock in commerce for purposes of slaughter.
  (b) Manufacturing or preparing any meat or meat food product for sale or shipment in commerce.
  (c) Manufacturing or preparing any livestock product for sale or shipment in commerce.

"Stockyard" means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted, or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in commerce.