Or. Admin. Code § 603-075-0010 - Definitions
As used in these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Agricultural Producer"
means a person engaged in the production of livestock, poultry, field crops,
fruit, dairy, furbearing animals, Christmas trees, vermiculture products, food
fish or other animal and vegetable matter or any other person, as determined by
the Department, who is engaged in agricultural production.
(2) "Coordinator" means the Director of
Agriculture or a designee of the Department of Agriculture.
(3) "Department" means the Oregon Department
of Agriculture.
(4) "Farm" means
any facility, including the land, buildings, watercourses and appurtenances
thereto, used in the commercial production of crops, nursery stock, livestock,
poultry, livestock products, poultry products, vermiculture products or the
propagation and raising of nursery stock.
(5) "Farm Laborer" means a person or persons
that work for an agricultural producer for pay or as an unpaid
intern.
(6) "Farming Practice"
means a mode of operation on a farm that: is or may be used on a farm of a
similar nature; is a generally accepted, reasonable and prudent method for the
operation of the farm to obtain a profit in money; is or may become a generally
accepted, reasonable and prudent method in conjunction with farm use; complies
with applicable laws; and is done in a reasonable and prudent manner.
(7) "Mediation" means a process in which a
mediator assists and facilitates two or more parties to a controversy in
reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of the controversy and includes all
contacts between a mediator and any party or representative of a party until
such time as a resolution is agreed to by the parties or the mediation process
is terminated.
(8) "Mediation
program" means a program through which mediation is made available and includes
as provided in ORS 36.252 -
268 or ORS
36.280 -
283.
(9) "Mediation Service Provider" means a
person or company selected by the coordinator to provide mediation under ORS
36.250 to
36.280.
(10) "Mediator" means a third party who
performs mediation services. The term "mediator" includes agents and employees
of the mediator or mediation program.
(11) "Party" means an individual, entity or
group taking part in mediation as a disputant.
(12) "Person" means the state or a public or
private corporation, local government unit, public agency, individual,
partnership, association, firm, trust, estate, or any other legal
entity.
(13) "Representative" means
a person or persons that represents an individual, entity or organized group,
including but not limited to an attorney.
(14) "USDA Certified Agricultural Mediation
Program" is the official United States Department of Agriculture certified
agricultural mediation program for Oregon.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561 & ORS 36.280-283
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 36.252 - 36.268
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