Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-36-2
The following words or terms shall be defined as follows:
"Bale" means a mechanically compressed package of forage or mulch bound by string or wire.
"Certificate of inspection" means a certificate issued by a qualified inspector that states the results of a field or commodity inspection. This certificate shall document that the inspected field or commodity is free from state or regional noxious weeds or that the field or commodity contains noxious weeds.
"Certification" means the process the Department utilizes to conduct field or hay inspections to determine if the field or hay is free of noxious weeds.
"Cubed Hay" means hay formed into small compact self-binding units and shall not include pellets, as defined in this section. The field of origin for cubed hay shall be certified.
"Field" means the land on which a hay is grown and is not divided by streams, public roads, other crops, or other barriers.
"Field certification inspection" means an onsite inspection of forage or mulch in the field, and areas adjacent to the field, for the presence of noxious weeds. The inspection shall be conducted prior to cutting or harvesting.
"Forage" means alfalfa, grain, and grass hay, and combinations of alfalfa, grain, or grass hay.
"Hay" means any agricultural forage crop product whether cultivated or not cultivated, irrigated or not irrigated, planted or naturally occurring, and may include mulch.
"Mulch" means the straw remaining after grain is harvested.
"NAISMA" means North American Invasive Species Management Association.
"Noxious weeds" means those weeds, including any weed seed or propagative plant parts, included on the regional NAISMA noxious weed list or designated by the State Board of Agriculture as noxious and are prohibited, and shall include those noxious weeds identified in Section 3-220 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
"Pellets" means agglomerated feed formed by compacting and forcing through die openings by a mechanical process. The field of origin shall be certified if heat is not used in the process.
"Propagative plant parts" means any parts of a plant capable of reproduction, including seeds, live roots, rhizomes, stolons or any other plant part.
"Qualified inspector" means a person qualified and trained to identify noxious weeds pursuant to standards promulgated by the Board or NAISMA Certified Training.
"Regional noxious weed free" means hay inspected for, and determined to be free of weeds designated as noxious on NAISMA's Regional list or by states participating in the regional noxious weed free forage and mulch certification program, including but not limited to the following: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
"State noxious weed free" means hay inspected for weeds designated as noxious and certified as free of noxious weeds, seed, and propagative plant parts.
"Treated" means utilizing treatment methods to prevent weed seed formation, including, but not limited to burning, mechanical methods, rouging, or application of chemical herbicides.
"Weed free" means any hay certified as free of noxious weeds.
"Weed free hay certification" means hay inspected and certified as free of noxious weeds pursuant to standards adopted by the Board.
Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-36-2