2 In this Act, “administrative penalty” means a penalty imposed under section 40 or 40.1; (“pénalité administrative”) “agricultural machinery and equipment” includes equipment used for the management of materials containing nutrients; (“machines et matériel agricoles”) “agricultural operation” means an agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural or silvicultural operation and includes, (a)  draining, irrigating or cultivating land, (b)  growing, producing or raising farm animals, (c)  the production of agricultural crops, including greenhouse crops, maple syrup, mushrooms, nursery stock, tobacco, trees and turf grass, and any additional agricultural crops prescribed by the regulations, (d)  the production of eggs, cream and milk, (e)  the operation of agricultural machinery and equipment, (f)  ground and aerial spraying, (g)  the management of materials containing nutrients for farm purposes, (h)  the processing by a farmer of the products produced primarily from the farmer’s agricultural operation, (i)  activities that are a necessary but ancillary part of an agricultural operation such as the use of transport vehicles for the purposes of the agricultural operation, and (j)  any other agricultural activity prescribed by the regulations, conducted on, in or over agricultural land; (“exploitation agricole”) “analyst” means an analyst appointed under subsection 5 (1); (“analyste”) “approval” means an approval of a nutrient management plan or a nutrient management strategy that is issued in accordance with a regulation made under clause 6 (2) (h), (i) or (k); (“approbation”) “certificate” means a certificate to carry out prescribed nutrient management practices that is issued in accordance with a regulation made under clause 6 (2) (c); (“certificat”) “Director” means a Director appointed under subsection 3 (1); (“directeur”) “discharge”, when used as a verb, includes to add, deposit, emit or leak and, when used as a noun, includes an addition, deposit, emission or leak; (“rejet”, “rejeter”) “farm animal” means, (a)  livestock, including poultry and ratites, (b)  fur-bearing animals, (c)  bees, (d)  cultured fish, (e)  deer and elk, (f)  game animals and birds, or (g)  any additional animals, birds or fish prescribed by the regulations; (“animal d’élevage”) “farmer” means the owner or operator of an agricultural operation; (“agriculteur”) “justice” means a provincial judge or a justice of the peace; (“juge”) “licence” means a licence for applying materials containing nutrients to land that is issued in accordance with a regulation made under clause 6 (2) (e); (“permis”) “management”, in respect of materials containing nutrients, includes the collection, purchase, acquisition, storage, handling, treatment, sale, transfer, transportation, application, use and disposal of the materials, and “manage” has a corresponding meaning; (“gestion”, “gérer”) “Minister” means the Minister responsible for the administration of this Act unless the context indicates otherwise; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”) “natural environment” means the air, land and water of the Province of Ontario or any combination or part of them; (“environnement naturel”) “nutrient” means any material, including fertilizer, manure, compost, sewage biosolids and pulp and paper biosolids, that can be applied to land for the purpose of improving the growing of agricultural crops or for the purpose of a prescribed use, but does not include any material that the regulations specify does not come within the definition of “nutrient”; (“élément nutritif”) “nutrient management plan” means a plan for the management of materials containing nutrients that may be applied to lands, which plan is prepared in accordance with the regulations; (“plan de gestion des éléments nutritifs”) “nutrient management strategy” means a plan prepared by or on behalf of a municipality or a generator of prescribed materials to ensure the prescribed materials generated in the municipality or by the generator are appropriately managed and may include one or more nutrient management plans; (“stratégie de gestion des éléments nutritifs”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “processing” includes sawing, cleaning, treating, grading and packaging to the extent that these activities relate to products primarily from an agricultural operation and are conducted as a part of an agricultural operation; (“traitement”) “provincial officer” means a provincial officer designated under subsection 4 (1); (“agent provincial”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “Tribunal” means the Ontario Land Tribunal. (“Tribunal”)  2002, c. 4, s. 2; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 15, s. 7 (1, 2); 2019, c. 14, Sched. 8, s. 25; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 70. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 15, s. 7 (1, 2) - 15/12/2009 2019, c. 14, Sched. 8, s. 25 - 10/12/2019 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 70 - 01/06/2021