Agriculture Law

In this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: Law: Agriculture Law. Regulations: Implementing Regulations of this Law. Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. Minister: Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. SFDA: Saudi Food and Drug Authority Agricultural Sector: The sector concerned with plant, animal, and living aquatic resources. Wildlife Organisms: Any living or dead organism that is scientifically classified as an animal or plant, with the exception of humans and domesticated and tame organisms. Plant Resources: All types of plants, fruits, crops, agricultural products, and the like, excluding those classified as wildlife organisms. Animal Resources: All types of domesticated and tame animals, such as camels, horses, cows, sheep, birds, bees, and the like, excluding animals classified as wildlife organisms. Living Aquatic Resources: All types of animals and plants that live in water, excluding plants and animals classified as wildlife organisms. Agricultural Sector Products: Raw products of plant resources, excluding feed ready for consumption, as well as raw products of animal resources and living aquatic resources, including wildlife organisms. Production Inputs: Fertilizers, soil conditioners, pesticides, and the like. Agricultural Services: Services related to the agricultural sector, including extension services; marketing; organizing exhibitions, competitions, and events; certifying the safety of agricultural products and practices; quarantine; prevention and treatment; care and sheltering; transportation; and any other related services specified in the Regulations. Agricultural Practitioner: A natural or legal person who engages in any agricultural activity or service. Agricultural Registration: An official document issued by the Ministry that contains data and information related to the agricultural practitioner, the activity or service he engages in, and the location and area of said activity as well as any other relevant data and information. License: A written authorization issued by the Ministry for engaging in an agricultural activity or for providing an agricultural service or certification. Agricultural Activity: Activities related to the agricultural sector, including Agriculture Law farming, breeding, production, or fishing. Agricultural Facility: Any facility related to the agricultural sector, including farms, nurseries, apiaries, product safety certification agencies, shops, warehouses, production projects, fishing ports, public markets, slaughterhouses, quarries, and any other facility specified in the Regulations. Veterinary Facility: Any veterinary-related facility, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, artificial insemination centers, animal supplies warehouses, and any other facility specified in the Regulations. Veterinary Preparations: Vaccines; serums; medicines; viruses; or live, weakened, or killed microbes that are used in the treatment and protection of animals. Clubs: Entities concerned with any of the agricultural sector resources, such as animal and bird clubs, as well as any other entity specified in the Regulations. Public Markets: Sites where agricultural practitioners are permitted to wholesale agricultural sector products by auction or direct sale; this shall not include retail sale. Product Label: An identification label that includes data and information relating to the source of the agricultural product and number of the agricultural registration or license, and the like. Service Provider: Companies, institutions, societies, or individuals licensed by the Ministry to provide an agricultural service in accordance with this Law and its Regulations. Agricultural Certification: An activity carried out by the Ministry or by an agricultural certification agency to certify that the agricultural sector products or practices conform to the requirements and standards set by the Ministry. Agricultural Certification Agency: An agency licensed by the Ministry that specializes in agricultural certification. Certificate: A document issued by the Ministry, service provider, or agricultural certification agency indicating the extent to which good agricultural practices, as well as agricultural activities, services, and products conform to the requirements and standards set by the Ministry. Good Agricultural Practices: Product quality standards which include pre- sowing processes up to off-farm delivery of products. Biosecurity: A set of preventive measures to be taken in agricultural facilities to limit the transmission of pathogens to or from such facilities. Organic Farming: An agricultural technique that uses natural materials for food production. Organic Farming Activity: The process of producing, manufacturing, marketing, importing, or exporting organic inputs or products. Organic Product: A fresh or processed organic plant or animal product. Agriculture Law