Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 40 - Market Development › Subchapter 5 - Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program › Part 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 35:40-5-1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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"
or
"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.
"Veteran farmer"
means an individual who
					 served in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast
					 Guard, including the reserve components thereof, and who was discharged or
					 released under conditions other than dishonorable.
"Young farmer"
means an individual under
					 forty-five (45) years of age.
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 299, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1849, eff 6-12-00; Amended at
					 26 Ok Reg 1822, eff 7-1-09