The following words and terms shall have the following
meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Artificially propagated" means cultivated, woodsgrown, or
any other method of producing ginseng under controlled conditions that include,
but are not limited to, tillage, fertilization, and pesticide
application.
"Certified wild ginseng" means wild ginseng for which the
department has issued a Ginseng Inspection Certificate.
"Cultivated" means purposefully planted in beds under
artificial shade using standard horticultural practices such as mechanical
tillage, fertilization, weed control, irrigation, and pesticide
application.
"Dealer" means a person licensed by the department pursuant
to § 3.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia to buy or otherwise accept wild
ginseng or parts thereof for resale.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services.
"Person" meansthe term as defined in § 1-230 of the Code
of Virginia.
"Prong" means a leaf with five leaflets.
"Rhizome" means a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and
roots below.
"Uncertified dry wild ginseng root" means wild ginseng root
that contains no moisture or that lacks sufficient moisture to remain viable
and for which the department has not issued a Ginseng Inspection
Certificate.
"Uncertified green wild ginseng root" means wild ginseng root
that contains sufficient moisture to be viable and for which the department has
not issued a Ginseng Inspection Certificate.
"Wild ginseng" means American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius
L., that is grown with minimal human interference and is not artificially
propagated.
"Woodsgrown" means purposefully planted in beds prepared in
the woods in a manner that uses trees to provide necessary shade and may be
grown with the use of chemical or mechanical weed, disease, or pest control
agents.
