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LR 1321
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates,
the following terms have the following meanings.

 
1.__Affiliated person.__"Affiliated person" means a person in
the same corporate system as a parent or member organization by
virtue of common ownership, control, operation or management.

 
2.__Association.__"Association" includes an incorporated or
unincorporated entity.

 
3.__Economic control.__"Economic control" means the legal
right, whether through ownership, contract or otherwise, to make
or influence decisions regarding the harvesting of trees and
disposition in general of forest products on subject land.

 
4.__Forest land.__"Forest land" means land used primarily for
growth of trees to be harvested for commercial use.

 
5.__Forest landowner.__"Forest landowner" means:

 
A.__A person that owns directly or through affiliated
persons, or possesses economic control over, more than
400,000 acres in a labor market area; or

 
B.__An agent or subsidiary of a person described in
paragraph A if that agent or subsidiary is involved in
contracting or negotiating contracts or other arrangements,
written or oral, with forest products harvesters or forest
products haulers.

 
6.__Forest products harvester.__"Forest products harvester" or
"harvester" means a person having a place of business in this
State who is engaged in harvesting trees from forest land in the
State under a contract or subcontract, directly or indirectly,
for a forest landowner.

 
7.__Forest products hauler.__"Forest products hauler" or
"hauler" means a person having a place of business in this State
who is engaged in hauling harvested trees to mills under a
contract or subcontract, directly or indirectly, for a forest
landowner.

 
8.__Labor market area.__"Labor market area" means an area
designated as such by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics for purposes of implementing a
comprehensive labor market information system.


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