17.102.020 Definitions.
(1) “Agricultural activity” means an activity associated with the production of crops, animal husbandry, horticulture, aquaculture, and viticulture, including the normal operation, repair, maintenance of related structures, facilities, implements, and machinery, as well as construction of new farms, buildings, and facilities consistent with this code.
(2) “Animal husbandry” means an agricultural activity in which animals and/or livestock are reared, lodged, bred, or are kept in order to sell the products they produce.
(3) “Aquaculture” means the farming of food fish, shellfish, or other aquatic plants or animals of commercial and/or recreational purposes.
(4) “Crops” means all plants grown for human or animal consumption or use.
(5) “Farms” means property being used for ongoing agricultural activity at the date this chapter is adopted, as well as properties newly converted for agricultural activities consistent with this code.
(6) “Floriculture” means the cultivation and management of ornamental and flowering plants.
(7) “Horticulture” means the cultivation of vegetables, fruit, grains, field crops, floriculture, Christmas trees, and nursery products. The term includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Soil preparation such as plowing, fertilizing, or weed control before planting;
(b) Crop cultivation, such as planting, thinning, pruning, or spraying, consistent with federal, state, and local standards; and
(c) Crop harvesting activities, such as threshing grain, mowing, baling, or picking.
(8) “Livestock” means all animals traditionally or commonly raised on farms, whether now or in the future, and includes such animals as emus, ostriches, buffaloes, llamas, and the like, which are not traditional farm animals, but are raised on farms throughout the nation. “Livestock” does not include dogs, cats, or exotic animals as defined by city ordinance or state statute.
(9) “Viticulture” means cultivation of grapes. (Ord. 1032 § 3, 2002).