§180-1 - Definitions.

     §180-1  Definitions.  Whenever used in this chapter:

     "Director" means a member of the governing body of a district;

     "District" or "soil and water conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with this chapter;

     "Due notice" means notice given during a ten-day period by publication or if no means of publication is available by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the affected area;

     "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" includes any person, firm, or corporation who leases or holds title to lands for agricultural designation or use within a district organized, or to be organized, under this chapter. [L 1947, c 191, §3; RL 1955, §28-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §38; am L 1961, c 53, §1; HRS §180-1; am L 1991, c 94, §2]