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save the taxpayers of Mashpee $40 million dollars in sewering and other wastewater treatment expenses. Scientifically we know this can be done without affecting the quality of turf in Mashpee. §107-2. Applicability This Bylaw shall apply to and regulate any and all applications of nitrogen and/or phosphorous (phosphate) fertilizer on managed turf areas within the Town of Mashpee. §107-3. Definitions "Agriculture" includes farming in all its branches, generally as the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural, floricultural, viticultural or horticultural commodities, and shellfishing, including preparations and delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market. "Best Management Practices" (BMP), means a sequence of activities designed to limit a nonpoint pollution source. For the purposes of this Bylaw, BMP means the most current edition of "Best Management Practices for Soil and Nutrient Management in Turf Systems,"prepared by University of Massachusetts Extension, Center for Agriculture, Turf Program. "Certified Fertilizer Applicator" means a person certified by the Cape Cod Commission, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, or Town of Mashpee departments, or any combination thereof, to apply fertilizer and manage turf in conformance with the BMP. "Compost" or "Organic Compost" means the biologically stable, humus-like material derived from composting or the aerobic, thermophilic decomposition of organic matter. "Fertilizer" means a substance that enriches the soil with elements essential for plant growth, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or other substances; fertilizer does not include those nutrients that are normally excluded from fertilizer such as chemicals that are part of horticultural gypsum, dolomite, limestone, lime, Jersey greensand, grass clippings, or compost topdressing; compost tea and liquid seaweed, as defined and applied in accordance with standards in Section 5(f), is also excluded from the definition of fertilizer. "Heavy rain" is a rainfall greater than 0.25 inches per hour during the next 24 hour period or a rainfall of greater than one inch total in the next 24 hour period. "Impervious surface" means any structure, surface, or improvement that reduces or prevents absorption of storm water into land, and includes concrete, asphalt, paver blocks, gravel, decks, patios, elevated structures, and other similar structures, surfaces, or improvements. "Lawn Patch Product" is a premixed blend of grass seed, fertilizer, and mulch. "MDAR Fertilizer Regulations" means the most recent regulations of Mass. General Law 330 CMR 31.00: "Plant Nutrient Application Requirements for Agricultural Land and Land Not Used for Agricultural Purposes", developed by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources 34