[Adopted 1-12-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
Those practices necessary for the on-farm production, preparation
and marketing of agricultural commodities. Examples of such practices
include, but are not limited to, operation of farm equipment, proper
use of agricultural chemicals and other crop protection methods, and
construction and use of farm structures and fences.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Those products as defined in § 301(2) of Article
25-AA of the Agriculture and Markets Law, including, but not limited
to:
A.
Field crops, including corn, wheat, rye, barley, hay, potatoes
and dry beans.
B.
Fruits, including apples, peaches, grapes, cherries and berries.
C.
Vegetables, including tomatoes, snap beans, cabbage, carrots,
beets and onions.
D.
Horticultural specialties, including nursery stock, ornamental
shrubs, ornamental trees and flowers.
E.
Livestock and livestock products, including cattle, sheep, hogs,
goats, horses, poultry, llamas, ratites, such as ostriches, emus,
rheas and kiwis, farmed deer, farmed buffalo, fur-bearing animals,
milk and milk products, eggs, furs and poultry products.
F.
Maple sap and sugar products.
G.
Christmas trees derived from a managed Christmas tree operation,
whether dug for transplanting or cut from the stump.
H.
Aquaculture products, including fish, fish products, water plants
and shellfish.
I.
Short rotation woody crops raised for bioenergy.
J.
Production and sale of woodland products, including but not
limited to logs, lumber, posts and firewood.
FARMER
Any person, organization, entity, association, partnership,
limited liability company, or corporation engaged in the business
of agriculture, whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation
of land, the raising of crops, or the raising of livestock.
FARMLAND
Land used in agricultural production, as defined in Subdivision
4 of § 301 of Article 25-AA of the New York State Agriculture
and Markets Law.
FARM OPERATION
Shall be defined in Subdivision 11 of § 301 of
Article 25-AA of the State Agriculture and Markets Law.