{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s1638","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1638.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1638.\nDefinitions\nIn this subchapter:\n(1)\nCovered commodity\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201ccovered commodity\u201d means\u2014\n(i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison;\n(ii) ground lamb and ground venison;\n(iii) farm-raised fish;\n(iv) wild fish;\n(v) a perishable agricultural commodity;\n(vi) peanuts; and\n1\n1 So in original. 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