### Question
How does PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES define dealer?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 499a*, **dealer** is defined as:

> any person engaged in the business of buying or selling in wholesale or jobbing quantities, as defined by the Secretary, any perishable agricultural commodity in interstate or foreign commerce, except that (A) no producer shall be considered as a “dealer” in respect to sales of any such commodity of his own raising

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 499a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 20A-PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES**

