La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4751
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Definitions
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As used in this Chapter, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Agricultural use" means farming in all of its branches, including but not limited to the cultivation and the tillage of the soil; the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any products from agricultural, horticulture, aquaponic, hydroponic, or aquaculture practices; the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, dairy-producing animals, and poultry; agricultural education; agricultural tourism; or any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. This also is inclusive of administrative or office space used to run any of the above practices or operations. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "agricultural use" does not include timber production.
(2) "Political subdivision" means any unit of local government including a municipality, parish, or special district authorized by law to perform governmental functions.
(3) "Urban" means an area within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as that term is used by the United States Census Bureau, that includes at least forty-five thousand people.
(4) "Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone" means an area within a political subdivision that is comprised of individual properties designated as urban agriculture preserves by the political subdivision for farming purposes.
Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
(1) "Agricultural use" means farming in all of its branches, including but not limited to the cultivation and the tillage of the soil; the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any products from agricultural, horticulture, aquaponic, hydroponic, or aquaculture practices; the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, dairy-producing animals, and poultry; agricultural education; agricultural tourism; or any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. This also is inclusive of administrative or office space used to run any of the above practices or operations. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "agricultural use" does not include timber production.
(2) "Political subdivision" means any unit of local government including a municipality, parish, or special district authorized by law to perform governmental functions.
(3) "Urban" means an area within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as that term is used by the United States Census Bureau, that includes at least forty-five thousand people.
(4) "Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone" means an area within a political subdivision that is comprised of individual properties designated as urban agriculture preserves by the political subdivision for farming purposes.
Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
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