§ 17-113
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§17–113.
(a)In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(1)“Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily:
(i)for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property;
(ii)for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property;
(iii)for the sale of services to the public; or
(iv)by a nonprofit organization.
(2)“Business” does not include a farm operation.
(c)“Displaced”, with respect to a person, means moving from real property, or moving the person’s personal property from real property:
(1)wholly or partly as a result of the Commission’s acquisition of the real property; or
(2)as the result of a written order of the Commission to vacate the real property for a public works program or project the Commission undertakes.
(d)“Farm operation” means an activity that:
(1)is conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products, including timber, for sale or home use; and
(2)customarily produces those products in sufficient quantity to be able to contribute materially to the operator’s income.
(e)“Relocation payment” means a payment the Commission makes to a displaced person in accordance with this part.