GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	3 

SENATE BILL 149
Second Edition Engrossed 4/9/91
House Committee Substitute Favorable 5/1/91

Short Title:  Horticulture Defined.	(Public)
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February 20, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCLUDE HORTICULTURE, TREES AND TIMBER, THE RAISING OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY, AND AQUACULTURE IN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "AGRICULTURE”AND "AGRICULTURAL”AS THEY ARE USED IN THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 106 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 106-581.1.  Agriculture defined.
For purposes of this Article, the terms ‘agriculture' and ‘agricultural' shall refer to the cultivation of soil for production of crops, including but not limited to fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, the planting and production of trees and timber, and the raising of livestock, for individual and public use, consumption, and marketing.  Further, for purposes of this Article, aquaculture is considered a form of agriculture pursuant to G.S. 106-758."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.