Section 93590 - Definitions 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.Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 93590
Added by Stats 2024 ch 83 (SB 867),s 2, eff. 11/6/2024 upon the approval by the voters of the Safe Drinkiing Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Approved in Proposition 4 at the November 5, 2024, election.).