As used in this section and sections 125.092 and 125.093 of the Revised Code:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 125.091

  • agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
  • Products: means materials, manufacturer's supplies, merchandise, goods, wares, and foodstuffs. See Ohio Code 125.01
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) “Agricultural materials” means agricultural-based materials or residues, including plant, animal, and marine materials or residues, used in the manufacture of commercial or industrial nonfood products.

(B) “Biobased product” means a product determined by the United States secretary of agriculture to be a commercial or industrial product, other than food or feed, that is composed, in whole or significant part, of biological products, renewable domestic agricultural materials, or forestry material, or is an intermediate ingredient or feedstock.

(C) “Biological products” means products derived from living materials other than agricultural or forestry materials.

(D) “Designated item” means a generic grouping of biobased products identified in subpart B, 7 C.F.R. § 2902.10 to 2902.42.

(E) “Forest thinnings” means woody materials removed from a dense forest to improve growth, enhance forest health, or remove trees to recover potential mortality.

(F) “Forestry materials” means materials derived from the practice of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber where such materials come from short-rotation woody crops that are less than ten years old, sustainably managed forests, wood residues, or forest thinnings.

(G) “Intermediate ingredient or feedstock” means a material or compound made, in whole or in significant part, from biological products, renewable agricultural materials, or forestry materials that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product.

(H) “Sustainably managed forests” means the practice of land stewardship that integrates the reforestation, management, growing, nurturing, and harvesting of trees for useful products while conserving soil and improving air and water quality, wildlife, fish habitat, and aesthetics.

Last updated December 14, 2021 at 12:23 PM