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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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Chapter 40. Market Development |
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Subchapter 15. Plasticulture Program |
SECTION 35:40-15-2. Definitions
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- The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Agricultural product" means a product of cultivating the soil, growing crops, horticultural commodity, silvicultural commodity, or agricultural product, horticultural product, viticulture, or silvicultural product, planting seed, rice, produced in this State, either in its natural state or as processed by the producer, excluding livestock, bees and poultry."Agricultural producer" means a person engaged in the business of cultivating, growing, raising, or processing an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes."Applicant" means a person who is requesting a grant from the Oklahoma Plasticulture Program."Application" means a form provided by the Department that is used to request a grant."Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or its designee."Contract" means a signed agreement between the Department and the grantee outlining the terms and conditions of the grant."Grant" means funds awarded to an entity by the Department with no reimbursement required."Grantee" means an individual person that has received a grant from the Department."Limited Resource Farmer" means an agricultural producer that has received proceeds from the sale of agricultural products averaging less than $100,000 annually for three years prior to the date of the application."Plasticulture" means the practice of laying plastic on a raised bed in an open field to promote the growth of an agricultural product but excludes greenhouses or hoophouses."Specialty Crops" means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).