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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 926

PUBLIC LAW 100-387—AUG. 11, 1988 "DEFINITIONS

7 USC 1471.

"SEC. 602. As used in this title: "(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 of the following entities that is actively engaged in livestock production or husbandry, or dairy production— "(i) any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(b) of the Indism Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450(b))); "(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 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(c))); or "(iv) any economic enterprise (as defined in section 3(e) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(e))); "(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 title. "(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 t3rpe of feed (including feed grain, oilseed meal, premix or mixed feed, liquid or dry supplemental feed, roughs^e, 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 335(e)(l)(D)(ii) of the (Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1985(e)(l)(D)(ii))).