Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this Chapter:

(1) Cannabis shall have the same meaning as defined in the California Business and Professions Code, Section 26001(f), as: all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. "Cannabis" does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this division, "cannabis" does not mean "industrial hemp" as defined by Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Cannabis accessories shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Health and Safety Code, Section 11018.2.

(3) Cannabis concentrate shall have the same meaning as California Business and Professions Code, Section 26001(h).

(4) Cannabis products shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Health and Safety Code, Section 11018.1.

(5) Commissioner means the County Agricultural Commissioner

(6) Cultivation means the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, processing, or storage of one or more marijuana plants or any part thereof in any location, indoor or outdoor, including from within a fully enclosed and secure building.

(7) Enforcement official means any County official authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

(8) Established Agricultural Research Institution means:

a. A public or private institution or organization that maintains land or facilities for agricultural research, including colleges, universities, agricultural research centers, and conservation research centers; or

b. An institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that grows, cultivates or manufactures industrial hemp for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research.

(9) Industrial hemp means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. having no more than three-tenths of one percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried flowering tops, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin produced therefrom. Industrial hemp shall have the same meanings as defined under Food and Agricultural Code Section 81000 and Health and Safety Code Section 11018.5.

(10) Legal parcel means any parcel of real property that may be separately sold in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code).

(11) Marijuana shall have the same meaning as "Cannabis".

(12) Marijuana plant means any mature or immature, growing or not, marijuana plant including the stalks of the plant.

(13) Person includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business, business trust, receiver, syndicate, collective, cooperative, institution, including an established agricultural research institution, or any other group or entity, or combination acting as a unit. Except where otherwise indicated by context, the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.

(14) Premises shall mean a single, legal parcel of property. Where contiguous legal parcels are under common ownership or control, such contiguous legal parcels shall be counted as a single "premises" for purposes of this Chapter.

(15) Seed breeder means an individual or public or private institution or organization that is registered with the commissioner to develop seed cultivars intended for sale or research.

(16) Seed cultivar means a variety of industrial hemp.

(17) Seed development plan means a strategy devised by a seed breeder, or applicant seed breeder, detailing his or her planned approach to growing and developing a new seed cultivar for industrial hemp.

(Ord. No. 1581; Ord. No. 1603; Ord. No. 1617)