TITLE XL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 432 SOIL CONSERVATION AND FARMLAND PRESERVATION
Conservation Districts
Section 432:9
432:9 Definitions. –
As used in this subdivision the following words shall have the following meanings:
I. "Adaptation" means the process of adjustment to actual or scientifically projected conditions.
II. "District" or "conservation district" means the territory included within the boundaries of a county, organized in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
III. "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" includes any person who shall hold title to, or shall be in lawful possession of, any parcel of land lying within a district organized under the provisions of this subdivision.
IV. "District supervisor" or "supervisor" shall mean a member of the governing body appointed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
V. "Soil health" means the overall composition of the soil, including the amount of organic matter in and water holding capacity of the soil, and the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.
VI. "Healthy soils practices" mean agricultural practices that improve the health of soils, including but not limited to consideration of depth of topsoil horizons, water infiltration rate, organic carbon content, nutrient content, bulk density, biological activity, biological and microbiological diversity, and minimization of bare ground.