As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AGRICULTURAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
A committee of the Town of Lima authorized under this article
to provide a venue for resolving any issue or controversy that may
arise regarding any inconveniences or discomforts occasioned by an
agricultural operation, including, but not limited to, noise, odors,
fumes, dust, the operation of machinery, the storage and disposal
of manure, and the application by spraying or otherwise of chemical
fertilizers, soil amendments, herbicides and/or pesticides. Said Committee
shall be made up of the Chairman of the Planning Board or designee,
Chairman of the Agricultural Advisory Committee or designee, and a
member of one other board or standing committee of the Town designated
by the Town Supervisor. At least one member of the Committee shall
be a member of the Town's farm community.
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
Any activities conducted by a farmer on a farm which contribute
to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and
livestock products as a commercial enterprise, as defined in Article
25-AA, § 301 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets
Law, as well as the construction and use of farm structures, fences
and other facilities for the housing and control of animals, storage
of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural
products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of
farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Those products as defined in Article 25-AA, § 301
of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
FARM
The land, buildings including residential buildings, equipment,
manure processing and handling facilities, and agricultural practices
which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops,
livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise.
FARMER
A person or persons, organization, entity, association, partnership
or corporation engaged in the agricultural practices as defined by
this law, for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation of land,
the raising of crops, or the raising of livestock, poultry, fur-bearing
animals, or fish, the harvesting of timber or the practicing of horticulture
or apiculture.
GENERALLY ACCEPTED AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
Those practices necessary for the on-farm production, preparation
and marketing of agricultural commodities, including but not limited
to the operation of farm equipment; proper use of agricultural chemicals
and other crop protection methods; direct sale to consumers of agricultural
commodities or foods containing agricultural commodities produced
on farm; agricultural tourism; and the production, management and
harvesting of "farm woodland," as defined in Article 25-AA, § 301
of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.