### Question
How does the law define handler?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 2116*, **handler** is defined as:

> any person who handles cotton or cottonseed or, for the purposes of sections 2102, 2105(c), and 2112 of this title, any person who imports cotton, including de minimis amounts of cotton described in subsection (c), in the manner specified in the order or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2116*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION**

