§ 1471. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1471]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 35A--PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
SUBCHAPTER V--EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988
Sec. 1471. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term ``livestock producer'' means--
(A) a person that is actively engaged in farming and that
receives a substantial amount of total income from the
production of grain or livestock, as determined by the
Secretary, that is--
(i) an established producer or husbander of livestock or
a dairy producer who is a citizen of, or legal resident
alien in, the United States; or
(ii) a farm cooperative, private domestic corporation,
partnership, or joint operation in which a majority interest
is held by members, stockholders, or partners who are
citizens of, or legal resident aliens in, the United States,
if such cooperative, corporation, partnership, or joint
operation is engaged in livestock production or husbandry,
or dairy production; or
(B) Any \1\ of the following entities that is actively
engaged in livestock production or husbandry, or dairy
production--
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\1\ So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
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(i) any Indian tribe (as defined in section 450b(b) of
title 25); \2\
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\2\ See References in Text note below.
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(ii) any Indian organization or entity chartered under
the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25
U.S.C. 461 et seq.), commonly known as the ``Indian
Reorganization Act'';
(iii) any tribal organization (as defined in section
450b(c) of title 25); \2\ or
(iv) any economic enterprise (as defined in section
1452(e) of title 25);
(2) The term ``livestock'' means cattle, sheep, goats, swine,
poultry (including egg-producing poultry), equine animals used for
food or in the production of food, fish used for food, and other
animals designated by the Secretary (at the Secretary's sole
discretion) that--
(A) are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy
cattle) or offspring; or
(B) are purchased as part of a normal operation and not to
obtain additional benefits under this subchapter.
(3) The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam.
(4) The term ``feed'', for the purposes of emergency feed
assistance, means any type of feed (including feed grain, oilseed
meal, premix or mixed feed, liquid or dry supplemental feed,
roughage, pasture, or forage) that--
(A) best suits the livestock producer's operation; and
(B) is consistent with acceptable feed practices.
(5) The term ``area'' includes any Indian reservation (as
defined in section 1985(e)(1)(D)(ii) \2\ of this title).
(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title VI, Sec. 602, as added Pub. L. 100-387,
title I, Sec. 101(a), Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 926.)
References in Text
Section 450b of title 25, referred to in par. (1)(B)(i), (iii), has
been amended, and subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 450b no longer define
the terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribal organization''. However, such
terms are defined elsewhere in that section.
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in par. (1)(B)(ii), is act June
18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, as amended, popularly known as the
Indian Reorganization Act, which enacted sections 461, 462, 463, 464,
465, 466 to 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476 to 478, and 479 of Title
25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 461 of Title 25 and Tables.
Section 1985(e)(1)(D)(ii) of this title, referred to in par. (5),
was redesignated section 1985(e)(1)(A)(ii) of this title by Pub. L. 104-
127, title VI, Sec. 638(3)(A)(ii), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1096.
Effective Date
Section effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, see section 101(c)(1)
of Pub. L. 100-387, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of
1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title.
Short Title
For short title of title VI of act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, which
enacted this subchapter, as the ``Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance
Act of 1988'', see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under
section 1421 of this title.
Inapplicability of Section
Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered
commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period
beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(12)
of this title.
Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities,
peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr.
4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(L) of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5602 of this title.
