Section 93590.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 93590.
in effectFor purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a)
“Beginning farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than five crop years, as determined by the United States Secretary of Agriculture and as defined in
Section 1502 of Title 7 of the United States Code.
(b)
“Veteran farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is all of the following:
(1)
Has served in the United States Armed Forces, as defined in Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
(2)
Meets either of the following:
(A)
Has not operated a farm or ranch.
(B)
Has operated a farm or ranch for not more than five years.
(3)
Is a veteran, as defined in Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code, who first obtained status as a veteran during the most recent five-year period.
(4)
Is a
beginning veteran farmer or rancher, as that term is used in Section 1502 of Title 7 of the United States Code.
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