7 U.S.C. § 1471 : US Code - Section 1471: Definitions

Search 7 U.S.C. § 1471 : US Code - Section 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 - 
(i) any Indian tribe (as defined in section 450b(b) of
title 25); (!2)
(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, elk, reindeer, bison,
horses, deer, sheep, goats, swine, poultry (including egg-
producing poultry), 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).