Section 10. Definitions

The following words and terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Artificially propagated" means cultivated, woodsgrown, or any other method of producing ginseng under controlled conditions that include, but are not limited to, tillage, fertilization, and pesticide application.

"Certified wild ginseng" means wild ginseng for which the department has issued a Ginseng Inspection Certificate.

"Cultivated" means purposefully planted in beds under artificial shade using standard horticultural practices such as mechanical tillage, fertilization, weed control, irrigation, and pesticide application.

"Dealer" means a person licensed by the department pursuant to § 3.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia to buy or otherwise accept wild ginseng or parts thereof for resale.

"Department" means the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

"Person" means the term as defined in § 1-230 of the Code of Virginia.

"Prong" means a leaf with five leaflets.

"Rhizome" means a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below.

"Uncertified dry wild ginseng root" means wild ginseng root that contains no moisture or that lacks sufficient moisture to remain viable and for which the department has not issued a Ginseng Inspection Certificate.

"Uncertified green wild ginseng root" means wild ginseng root that contains sufficient moisture to be viable and for which the department has not issued a Ginseng Inspection Certificate.

"Wild ginseng" means American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius L., that is grown with minimal human interference and is not artificially propagated.

"Woodsgrown" means purposefully planted in beds prepared in the woods in a manner that uses trees to provide necessary shade and may be grown with the use of chemical or mechanical weed, disease, or pest control agents.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 29, Issue 23, eff. August 14, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-1002 of the Code of Virginia.