As used in this part:

1. (1) “Rice” means plants and grain from plants of the genus Oryza;

2. (2) “Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with any other rice and includes, but is not limited to, those characteristics:

   1. (A) That cannot be identified without the aid of specialized equipment or testing;
   2. (B) That create a significant economic impact in their removal from commingled rice; and
   3. (C) Whose removal from commingled rice is not feasible;

3. (3)

   1. (A) “Commingle” means the mixing of two (2) or more quantities of grain that have different characteristics.
   2. (B) These characteristics may or may not have direct commercial value but may have an effect on the commercial value of the total commingled lot;
4. (4) “Characteristic” means a chemical component (including the plant DNA), physical appearance, physical structure, or other ingredient that could adversely affect the production and marketing for potential profit by persons involved in crop production;
5. (5) “Producer” means a person, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity involved in the production of a crop for the purpose of placing the harvest of that crop in commerce;
6. (6) “State Plant Board” means the agency charged with developing and enforcing rules relative to, but not limited to, matters affecting agricultural plant production;
7. (7) “Certification” means the approval of specific varieties, strains, selections, or lots of rice for production in the state;
8. (8) “Scientific Review Committee” means a group of individuals each of whom is known by the Director of the State Plant Board to have knowledge of scientific, industrial, or business elements that would aid in the evaluation of the material under consideration; and
9. (9) “Research” means activities that involve growing rice plants, harvesting rice grain, and/or performing chemical, mechanical, or other pertinent operations on the plants and/or grain in order to accurately measure/define/develop the characteristics exhibited by the material.

Codification Notes: "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.