Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2805, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 723, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A. "Farm" means the land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products.

B. "Farm operation" means a condition or activity that occurs on a farm in connection with the commercial production of farm products and includes, but is not limited to, operations giving rise to noise, odors, dust, insects, and fumes,; operation of machinery and irrigation pumps,; ground and aerial seeding,; ground spraying, composting of material produced by the farm or to be used at least in part on the farm, agricultural composting operations; disposal of manure,; the application of chemical fertilizers, soil amendments, conditioners and pesticides; and the employment and use of labor.

C. "Farm product" means those plants and animals useful to humans and includes, but is not limited to forages and sod crops, grains and food crops, dairy products, poultry and poultry products, bees, livestock and livestock products and fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses and other similar products.

D. "Agricultural composting" means the controlled decomposition of organic materials to produce a product beneficial to plant growth and suitable for agronomic use.__ "Agricultural composting" is limited to operations that produce compost with materials generated on a farm as a primary ingredient and operations that produce compost on a farm for use on that farm. "Agricultural composting" does not include operations that use municipal solid waste, municipal sludge, septage or pulp and paper mill sludge.

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1043, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1979, c. 515, §1- A, is further amended to read:

A. On and after January 1, 1978, "agricultural labor" includes any service performed:

(1) On a farm, in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural,