Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.551

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Beans" means Michigan dry, edible beans, except soybeans. (b) "Commission" means the Michigan bean commission. (c) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture and rural development. (d) "Grower" means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of producing beans for sale within 1 of the past 3 years. (e) "Processor" means a person that cleans and grades, dries, dehydrates, cans, powders, extracts, cooks, or uses in producing or manufacturing a product or article, ships, or otherwise handles beans, including seed. (f) "Selection members" means the commission members selected and appointed for each district created under section 2 and the processor shipper handler member selected and appointed under section 4(2). (g) "Sold or shipped for processing" means that beans are loaded by the grower, in bulk or loose in bags or other containers, or packed in any style package, in a car, boat, truck, wagon, or other conveyance to be transported to a processor.