As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
AGRICULTURAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE
A committee of the Town of Livonia 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 three members from the Town selected by the Town
Board, as the need arises, one of which shall be the Chairman of the
Planning Board or a designee. 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
25AA, § 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 use of a parcel of land of five acres or more for gain
in the raising of agricultural products, trees, nursery stock, livestock,
poultry or dairy products. It includes necessary agricultural buildings
or farm buildings and the storage of necessary equipment. It also
includes the use of a parcel of land of less than five acres, except
that on such parcels the raising of fur-bearing animals, livery or
boarding stables, dog kennels and the raising of livestock or poultry
for personal use or for sale and/or slaughter is excluded and therefore
prohibited. No housing of poultry or stabling of livestock or storage
of manure or other odor- or dust-producing material shall be allowed
within 100 feet of any lot line separating the farm from adjacent
residences or other uses.
[Amended 9-21-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
FARM OPERATION
Shall have the meaning as defined in § 301 of the
New York Agriculture and Markets Law (AML).
[Added 9-21-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
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.