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 Senate Bill No. 1201 June Sp. Sess., Public Act No. 21 -1 234 of 303 as an incident to the preparation of such fruits or vegetables for market or for direct sale. The term "farm" includes farm buildings, and accessory buildings thereto, nurseries, orchards, ranges, greenhouses, hoophouses and other temporary structures or other structures used primarily for the raising and, as an incident to ordinary farming operations, the sale of agricultural or horticultural commodities. The terms "agriculture" and "farming" do not include the cultivation of cannabis, as defined in section 1 of this act. The term "aquaculture" means the farming of the waters of the state and tidal wetlands and the production of protein food, including fish, oysters, clams, mussels and other molluscan shellfish, on leased, franchised and public underwater farm lands. Nothing herein shall restrict the power of a local zoning authority under chapter 124. Sec. 144. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, the Social Equity Council established pursuant to section 22 of this act shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and general law, data regarding the location of cannabis establishments and whether such establishments are predominantly located in communities of color. Sec. 145. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) In order for a dispensary facility to convert its license to a hybrid-retailer license, a dispensary facility shall have a workforce development plan that has been approved by the Social Equity Council under section 22 of this act and shall either pay the fee of one million dollars established in section 34 of this act or, if such dispensary facility has committed to create one equity joint venture to be approved by the Social Equity Council for ownership purposes under section 22 of this act and subsequent to obtaining such approval, approved by the department for licensure under this section, pay a reduced fee of five hundred thousand dollars.