Public Resources Code section 93590

For 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.

Source: Section 93590, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=93590.­ (accessed May 12, 2025).

Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 93590’s source at ca​.gov