1. "Actively engaged in farming" means the same as defined in section 10.1.
2. "Agricultural commodity" means the same as defined in section 190C.1.*
3. "Agricultural land" means land suitable for use in farming as defined in section 9H.1.
4. "Animal" means a creature belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species.
5. "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign corporation subject to chapter 490, a nonprofit corporation, or a cooperative.
6. "Economic development board" or "board" means the economic development board created pursuant to section 15.103.
7. "Family farm entity" means the same as defined in section 10.1.
8. "Life science by-product" means a commodity, other than a life science product, if the commodity derives from the production of a life science product and the commodity is not intended or used for human consumption.
9. "Life science enterprise" or "enterprise" means a corporation or limited liability company organized for the purpose of using biotechnological systems or techniques for the production of life science products.
10. "Life science product" or "product" means a product derived from an animal by using biotechnological systems or techniques and which includes only the following:
a. Embryos or oocytes for use in animal implantation.
b. Blood, milk, or urine for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals or nutriceuticals.
c. Cells, tissue, or organs for use in animal or human transplantation.
11. "Limited liability company" means a limited liability company as defined in section 490A.102.
2000 Acts, ch 1197, §2, 10
*Definition of agricultural commodity eliminated by strike and rewrite of §190C.1 in 2003 Acts, ch 104, §1
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