7 U.S.C. § 1520: Producer eligibility

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a producer shall not be denied insurance under this subchapter if—(1) for purposes of catastrophic risk protection coverage, the producer is a “person” (as defined by the Secretary); and (2) for purposes of any other plan of insurance, the producer is 18 years of age and has a bona fide insurable interest in a crop as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper.