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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 5. Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program |
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Part 1. DEFINITIONS |
SECTION 35:40-5-1. 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, or raising livestock, horticultural commodity, silvicultural commodity, or agricultural product, horticultural product, viticulture, or silvicultural product, or bees and honey, planting seed, rice, livestock or livestock product, or poultry or poultry product, produced in this state, either in its natural state or as processed by the producer."Agricultural producer" means a person engaged in the business of cultivating, growing, raising, or processing for commercial purposes an agricultural commodity."Agritourism" means a working farm or ranch that is open to the public for purposes of purchasing products, public learning opportunities, recreational activities and stimulate economic growth and viability in rural communities by promoting and fostering agritourism ventures in Oklahoma."Applicant" means a person who is requesting loans or grants from the Oklahoma Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program."Application" means a form provided by the Department, that is used to request funds in the form of a loan or grant."Board" means the State Board of Agriculture or its designee."Borrower" means an individual, group of individuals, or an individual acting on behalf of a group or a corporation, which have been lent funds, as a loan."Contract" means a signed agreement between the State Board of Agriculture and the borrower or grantee outlining the terms and conditions of the loan or grant, including repayment schedules and other guidelines."Cooperative" means a group of individuals working together, who have an informal or formal agreement."Family farm" means a single family unit or multiple family members of the same lineage engaged in the business of producing or causing to be produced for commercial purposes an agriculture commodity."Grant" means funds awarded to an entity by the State Board of Agriculture, with no reimbursement required."Grantee" means an individual, group of individuals, or an individual acting on behalf of a group or a corporation that has been awarded funds as a grant."Loan" means funds provided by the State Board of Agriculture. Terms and conditions of the loan shall be outlined in a contract between the State Board of Agriculture and the borrower."Nontraditional crops" "nontraditional livestock" means any crops, livestock or agricultural products except wheat, corn, soybeans, milo, peanuts, cotton, hay, oats, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, and equine."Proposal" means a portion of the application that includes the executive summary, project narrative, list of funding sources and a breakdown of planned expenditures by those sources and the project budget.