571—78.1 (456A) Definitions. As used in this rule:
“Cultivated ginseng” means ginseng that is artificially propagated and maintained under controlled conditions, for example, in intensively or intermittently prepared or managed gardens or patches, under artificial or natural shade.
“Dealer” means anyone who purchases and sells wild or cultivated ginseng.
“Department” means the Iowa department of natural resources.
“Director” means the director of the Iowa department of natural resources or a designee.
“Ginseng” means dry root, live root, seeds, or other parts of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) that is cultivated or wild.
“Grower” means a person who grows cultivated ginseng and who sells cultivated ginseng to a dealer.
“Harvester” means any person who harvests wild ginseng and sells it, but does not purchase ginseng.
“Wild ginseng” means ginseng that is not grown or nurtured by a person beyond planting of local seed at the site of collection.
“Woods-grown ginseng” means ginseng that has been nurtured in any way by humans, including but not limited to watering, weeding, use of pesticides, soil tillage and fertilization; considered to be cultivated ginseng.