Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-121: Definitions

For purposes of the Urban Gardens Grant Act:

1. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry;

2. “Food desert” means a census tract that is designated as

both a low-income area and a low access area;

3. “Low access area” means a census tract, as reported in the

most recent decennial census published by the United States Bureau

of the Census, where at least 500 persons or 33 percent (33%) of

their population live more than:

a one (1) mile from a supermarket or large grocery store

in urban areas, and

b. ten (10) miles from a supermarket or large grocery

store in rural areas;

4. “Low-income area” means a census tract, as reported in the

most recent decennial census published by the United States Bureau

of the Census, where at least 20 percent (20%) of the people have

income at or below the federal poverty levels for family size, or

where median family income for the tract is at or below 80 percent

(80%) of the surrounding area’s median family income.