2012 New York Consolidated Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 1 - (1 - 3) Short Title; Definitions; Matters of Public Interest.
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.