Vermont § 5132 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 5132. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2) “Compost” means a stable humus-like material produced by the controlled biological
  decomposition of organic matter through active management but shall not mean sewage,
  septage, or materials derived from sewage or septage. (3) “Farm” means a parcel or parcels of land owned, leased, or managed by a person and
  devoted primarily to farming that meets the threshold criteria for regulation under
  the Required Agricultural Practices. (4) “Farming” has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22). (5) “Food processing residuals” means the remaining organic material from a food processing
  plant and may include whey and other dairy, cheese making, and ice cream residuals
  or residuals from any food manufacturing process excluding livestock or poultry slaughtering
  and rendering operations. “Food processing residuals” do not include food residuals
  from markets, groceries, or restaurants. (6) “Food residuals” means source separated and uncontaminated material that is derived
  from processing or discarding of food and that is recyclable or compostable. “Food
  residuals” may include preconsumer and postconsumer food scraps. “Food residuals”
  include meat and meat-related products when the disposition of the products is managed
  on a farm. (7) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (8) “Source separation” has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6602. (Added 2021, No. 41, § 3, eff