(a) “Planted area” means that portion of the field that may be planted to the rice variety specified in sections 2851 and 2852.

(b) “Dryer” means a facility where rice is transported to lower its moisture content.

(c) “Banking out” means the process of transferring rice from the harvester to a trailer.

(d) “Broadcasting” means the action of spreading rice seeds on the surface of the field by hand or machine.

(e) “Foundation seed” and “basic seed” means seed produced from breeder seed by or under the direct control of an agricultural experiment station.

(f) “Certified seed” means classes of foundation, registered or certified seed enrolled in a certification program by an Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) member.

(g) “Breeder seed” means a class of seed produced under the responsibility of the breeder according to the generally accepted practices for the maintenance of the cultivars that is intended for the production of a class of certified seed.

(h) “Farm saved seed” means seed grown and saved by a producer for their own use and not enrolled in a certified seed program or a third party quality assurance program approved by the Certification Committee.

(i) “Weedy rice” means all species of the genus Oryza whose characteristics (1) may include colored pigment pericarps, (2) dispersal of mature seed which occurs prior to harvest of commercially grown seed, commonly referred to as shattering, (3) self-seeding prior to harvest of commercially grown seed, and (4) seed remains dormant in the soil for long periods of time.

(j) “Producer” means any person who produces rice, or causes rice to be produced.

(k) “Certification Committee” means the committee established pursuant to the California Rice Certification Act of 2000 beginning with section 55000 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(l) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.

(m) “Commission” means the California Rice Commission.

(n) “Handler” means any person who is engaged in this state in the business of marketing rice.