01 M.R.S. § 001-401-3 - DEFINITIONS

1. "Commercial farm" means a farm that produces any farm product with the intent that the farm product be sold or otherwise disposed of to generate income.

2. "Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP)" means the program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides payments to dairy producers when a public regulatory agency directs them to remove their raw milk from the commercial market because it has been contaminated by pesticides, nuclear radiation or fallout, or toxic substances and harmful chemical residues thereof.

3. "Depopulated" means farm animals have been humanely euthanized.

4. "Farm product" means those plants and animals useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and food crops, dairy products, poultry and poultry products, bees, livestock and livestock products, and fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, Christmas trees, and other similar products.

5. "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the same meaning as in Title 32, section1732, subsection 5-A.

6. "Primary product" means the main farm product a commercial farm produces (e.g., the primary product of a dairy farm is milk).

7. "Residuals" as that term is defined in DEP Rule Chapter 400(1)(Ss) means solid wastes generated from municipal, commercial or industrial facilities that may be suitable for agronomic utilization.

These materials may include: food, fiber, vegetable and fish processing wastes; dredge materials; sludges; dewatered septage; and ash from wood or sludge fired boilers.

8. "Revenue" means the money generated from normal business operations, calculated as the average sales price times the number of units sold.

9. "Service provider" means the following entities, including but not limited to: individuals, private organizations, public organizations, and agencies of the State; marketing consultants; accounting firms; business support organizations; farm support organizations; engineering firms; law firms; and other organizations that DACF determines may provide valuable services, such as analyzing markets, developing financial forecasts, and recommending production alternatives for the owner or operator of a commercial farm.

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