(a) Horticulture crops produced by nurseries are considered “growing agricultural crops” for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a nursery where the primary activity is planned production of horticultural crops is a farm. However, a retail nursery is not a farm, unless it is sustained in conjunction with a nursery.
(c) The Department of Agriculture shall establish in each district a nursery for the production, management, and distribution, at cost, of trees, grafted fruit trees and vegetable, fruit herbs, vegetable seedlings and livestock, where possible, to be used as breeding stock for sale and distribution to farmers.
(d) The Commissioner shall maintain and conduct programs for providing grafting slips, livestock and poultry for breeding purposes for distribution to the farmers, especially during times of territorial emergency due to floods, droughts, natural disasters and in situations caused by the destruction of livestock predators.