N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 2: Definitions

§ 2. Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless otherwise

expressly stated, or unless the context or subject matter otherwise

requires:

1. "Department" means the state department of agriculture and markets;

2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and markets.

3. The terms "food" and food "products," shall include all articles of

food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or

compound, used or intended for use by man or animals, and shall also

include all substances or ingredients to be added to food for any

purpose;

4. The production of foods means the producing of food upon the farm

or elsewhere by the tillage of the soil, the commercial raising,

shearing, feeding and management of animals or other agricultural,

horticultural, ranching or dairying processes and shall also include the

manufacture of foods.

5. "Farm product" means any agricultural, dairy or horticultural

product, or any product designed for food manufactured or prepared

principally from an agricultural, dairy or horticultural product and the

commercial raising, shearing, feeding and management of animals on a

ranch.