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)7 [Ratified] Page 8 of 8 <br />Fund. <br />(i� The Advisory Committee shall report no later than May 1 of each year to the Joint Legislative <br />emission on Governmental Operations and the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations <br />)committees on Natural and Economic Resources regarding the activities of the Advisory Committer e, the <br />iculture easements purchased, and agricultural projects funded during the previous year." <br />SECTION 18. G.S. 106-581.1 reads as rewritten: <br />106- 581.1. Agriculture defined. <br />For purposes of this Article, the terms e ftft4 ftgrikeiii.diI "agriculture ", "agricultural ", and <br />rming" sital4-refer to mall of the following: <br />W The cultivation of soil for production and harvesting of crops, including but not limited to <br />fruits, vegetables, sod, flowers and ornamental l ants• <br />p <br />2 The planting and production of trees and ;timber. <br />3 Dairying and the raising, management, care, and training of livestock, including horses, <br />bees,, poultrv, deer, elk, and other animals for individual and public use, consumption, and <br />marketing. ^ , <br />4 Aquaculture as defined in G.S. 106 -758. <br />(5j The operation, management, conservation, improvement, and maintenance of a farm and <br />the structures and buildings on the farm, including building and structure repair, <br />replacement, expansion, and construction incident to the fanning operation. <br />"a riculture ", "agricultural", and "fanning" also include the <br />When performed on the farm, g gr <br />marketing and selling of agricultural products, agritourism, the storage and use of materials <br />for agricultural purposes, packing, treating,-Processing, sorting, storage, and other activities <br />performed toad value to crops, livestock and a icultural items produced on the farm <br />and similar activities incident to the operation of a farm ." <br />SECTION 19. The first report required pursuant to G.S. 106- 744(i), as enacted by Section 19 of <br />act, is due on or before 1 May 2006. <br />SECTION 20. This act is effective when it becomes law. <br />In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of August, 2005. <br />►proved .m. this <br />Beverly E. Perdue <br />President of the Senate <br />James B. Black <br />Speaker of the House of Representatives <br />Michael F. Easley <br />Governor <br />day of <br />2005 <br />p: / /www.nega.state.ne.us/ Sessions / 2005 /Bills/House/HTNM/H607v5.html 09/12/2005 <br />