Section 5752 - DefinitionsFor the purpose of this chapter, "agricultural activity" means, but is not limited to:
(1) the cultivation or other use of land for producing food, fiber, Christmas trees, maple sap, or horticultural and orchard crops; the raising, feeding, or management of domestic animals as defined in 6 V.S.A. § 1151 or bees; the operation of greenhouses; the production of maple syrup; the on-site storage, preparation, and sale of agricultural products principally produced on the farm; and the on-site production of fuel or power from agricultural products or wastes principally produced on the farm;(2) the preparation, tilling, fertilization, planting, protection, irrigation, and harvesting of crops; the composting of material principally produced by the farm or to be used at least in part on the farm; the ditching and subsurface drainage of farm fields and the construction of farm ponds; the handling of livestock wastes and by-products; and the on-site storage and application of agricultural inputs, including lime, fertilizer, and pesticides;(3) "farming" as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6001; and(4) "agricultural activities" as defined in 6 V.S.A. § 4802.Amended by 2022 , No. 162, § 12, eff. 6/1/2022.Added 1981, No. 68, eff. 5/1/1981; amended 2003, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. 6/3/2004.