The definitions in this Section are intended to apply to this Chapter only. Any term which is not specifically defined herein shall have the definition as provided by Chapter 2, Division 1 of Title 1 of the County Code.
COUNTY. Refers to San Bernardino County, as a political subdivision or entity of the State of California and/or, as it relates to the land or jurisdiction to which this Chapter applies, refers to the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County.
CULTIVATION. Any activity involving the propagation, planting, growing, breeding, harvesting, drying, curing, or other development of industrial hemp plants or propagative material. CULTIVATION shall not include the manufacture or retail sale of industrial hemp or industrial hemp products.
CULTIVATION SITE. Contiguous land area on which the applicant plans to engage in industrial hemp cultivation, storage, or both.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP. Shall have the same meaning as defined in Food and Agricultural Code § 81000, and as hereafter amended.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACTIVITY or ACTIVITIES. Includes, but is not limited to the cultivation, possession, distribution, manufacture, storage, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery, dispensing or wholesale of industrial hemp. INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACTIVITIES do not include the retail sale of industrial hemp or industrial hemp products to the public.
PERSON. Means without limitation, any natural person, firm, association, club, organization, corporation, partnership, business, trust, company or other entity.
REGISTERED HEMP ENTITY. Any person who has properly registered an industrial hemp activity with the County. This includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, estate, trust, business, business trust, receiver, syndicate, collective, cooperative, institution, or any other group or entity, or combination acting as a unit.
(Ord. 4445, passed - -2022)