48-401. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. ' Appliance' means any article, thing or conveyance used in growing, handling or processing of crops. 2. ' Crop' means any similar forage crop, tree fruit crop, vegetable crop or field and includes any appliance used in the handling thereof. 3. ' Director' means one or all the board of directors of a pest control district established pursuant to this article. 4. ' District' means a pest control district established pursuant to the provisions of this article and includes the governing body of the district and all its authorized personnel. 5. ' Pest' means any form of animal or plant life detrimental to agriculture. 6. ' Petition' means the petition to the board of supervisors made pursuant to this article for formation or dissolution of a pest control district.
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