Vermont § 1030 - Definitions Whenever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

§ 1030. Definitions Whenever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

• (1) “Beneficial organism” means any organism that, during its life cycle, is an effective
  pollinator of plants, a parasite or predator of pests, or otherwise beneficial. (2) “Biological control agent” means any living organism applied to or introduced into
  the environment that is intended to function as a controlling agent against another
  organism. (3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or his or her designee. (4) “Compliance agreement” means a written agreement between the Agency and any person
  engaged in growing, handling, or moving regulated articles, plant pests, plants, parts
  of plants, or plant products regulated under this chapter, where the person agrees
  to comply with stipulated requirements. (5) “Agency” means the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (6) “Genetically modified organism” means any organism altered or produced through genetic
  modification from a donor, vector, recipient organism, or by other means using modern
  molecular techniques. (7) “Host” means any plant pest, plant, plant product, or other organism upon which a
  pest or beneficial organism is dependent for completion of any portion of its life
  cycle. (8) “Infested area” means an area that has been determined to have an established pest
  population. (9) “Permit” means a document issued by the Secretary to provide for the importation of
  plant pests, biological control agents, or regulated articles into the State and their
  movement within the State to restricted destinations for limited handling, utilization,
  or processing. (10) “Person” means any individual or combination of individuals, partnership, corporation,
  company, society, association, governmental organization, university, or other entity
  and each officer, agent, or employee. (11) “Plant and plant products” means trees, shrubs, and vines; forage, fiber, and cereal
  plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, and lumber; fruit, vegetables, roots, bulbs,
  seeds, and wood; and all other plants, parts of plants, and plant products. (12) “Plant pest” means any living stage of insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa,
  or any other invertebrate animals; bacteria, fungi, mycoplasma, or other parasitic
  plants, weeds, or reproductive parts thereof; viruses or any organisms similar to
  or allied with any of the foregoing; and any genetically modified organisms or biological
  control agents that may directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or damage to
  any beneficial organisms, plants, parts of plants, or plant products. (13) “Quarantine” means a legal declaration by the Secretary to prevent the spread of highly
  injurious plant pests that specifies the plant pest, plants, parts of plants, plant
  products, regulated articles, conditions governing movement, the area or areas quarantined,
  and any exemptions. (14) “Regulated article” means an article of any character carrying or capable of carrying
  a plant pest. (Added 1995, No. 68 (Adj