As used in this chapter, 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 production methods, and
construction and use of farm structures.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Those products as defined in § 301, Subdivision
2 of Article 25-AA of the State 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 or transplanting or cut from the stump.
H.
Aquaculture products, including fish, fish products,
water plants and shellfish.
I.
Short rotation woody crops raised for bio-energy.
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 State Agriculture and
Markets Law.
FARM OPERATION
As defined in § 301, Subdivision 11, in the State
Agriculture and Markets Law.
In order to promote harmony between farms and
their neighbors, the Town requires land holders and/or their agents
and assigns to comply with § 310 of Article 25-AA of the
State Agriculture and Markets Law and provide notice to prospective
purchasers and occupants as follows: "It is the policy of this state
and this community to conserve, protect and encourage the development
and improvement of agricultural land for the production food and other
products and also for its natural and ecological value. This notice
is to inform prospective residents that the property they are about
to acquire lies partially or wholly within an agricultural district
and that farming activities occur within the district. Such farming
activities may include, but not be limited to, activities that cause
noise, dust and odors." This notice shall be provided to prospective
purchase of property within an agricultural district or on property
with boundaries within 500 feet of a farm operation located in an
agricultural district.
If any part of this chapter is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect
the remainder of this chapter. The Town hereby declares that it would
have passed this chapter and each section and subsection, thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more of these sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional or
invalid.
This chapter and its provisions are in addition
to all other applicable laws, rules and regulations.