New Hampshire Revised Statutes 432:9 – Definitions
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As used in this subdivision the following words shall have the following meanings:
I. “Adaptation” means the process of adjustment to actual or scientifically projected conditions.
II. “District” or “conservation district” means the territory included within the boundaries of a county, organized in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
III. “Land occupier” or “occupier of land” includes any person who shall hold title to, or shall be in lawful possession of, any parcel of land lying within a district organized under the provisions of this subdivision.
IV. “District supervisor” or “supervisor” shall mean a member of the governing body appointed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
V. “Soil health” means the overall composition of the soil, including the amount of organic matter in and water holding capacity of the soil, and the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.
VI. “Healthy soils practices” mean agricultural practices that improve the health of soils, including but not limited to consideration of depth of topsoil horizons, water infiltration rate, organic carbon content, nutrient content, bulk density, biological activity, biological and microbiological diversity, and minimization of bare ground.
I. “Adaptation” means the process of adjustment to actual or scientifically projected conditions.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 432:9
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. “District” or “conservation district” means the territory included within the boundaries of a county, organized in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
III. “Land occupier” or “occupier of land” includes any person who shall hold title to, or shall be in lawful possession of, any parcel of land lying within a district organized under the provisions of this subdivision.
IV. “District supervisor” or “supervisor” shall mean a member of the governing body appointed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
V. “Soil health” means the overall composition of the soil, including the amount of organic matter in and water holding capacity of the soil, and the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.
VI. “Healthy soils practices” mean agricultural practices that improve the health of soils, including but not limited to consideration of depth of topsoil horizons, water infiltration rate, organic carbon content, nutrient content, bulk density, biological activity, biological and microbiological diversity, and minimization of bare ground.