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Agriculture. The production, keeping or maintenance, for sale, or personal use, of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to: forages and sod crops, grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products; livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, or goats, or any mutations or hybrids thereof, including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals; bees and apiary products; fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries; vegetables; nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products; or lands devoted to a soil conservation or forestry management program. Agricultural land uses do not include slaughter houses or the processing of crops, produce, animals for public purchase or consumption as to constitute a commercial or industrial land use. Airport. A place where aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair, and various accommodations for passengers. Airport, Private Use. Airports which are intended for use by certain individuals or associations and not to the public. Animal Unit. A unit of measure used to compare differences in the production of animal wastes which has a standard amount of waste produced on a regular basis by a slaughter steer or heifer. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following equivalents apply. To determine the animal unit measure for any animal not specific below, divide the average adult weight by one thousand (1,000). Animal Unit (1) Slaughter Steer or Heifer 1.0 (1) Cow and Calf Pair 1.2 Mature Dairy Cow (1) Over 1,000 Ibs 1.4 (1) Under 1,000 Ibs 1.0 Swine (1) Over 300 Ibs .4 (1) Between 55-300 Ibs .3 (1) Under 55 Ibs .05 (1) Sheep .4 (1) Duck .01 Turkey (1) Over 5 Ibs .018 (1) Under 5 Ibs .005 Chickens (Dry Manure) (1) Over 5 Ibs .005 (1) Under 5 Ibs .003 (1) Chicken (Liquid Manure) .033 (1) Horse 1.0 Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance Title / Application / Rules 1-10