{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-512","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 512","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(a) “Secretary” refers to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.\n(b) “Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group.\n(c) “Socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups include all of the following:\n(1) African Americans.\n(2) Native Indians.\n(3) Alaskan Natives.\n(4) Hispanics.\n(5) Asian Americans.\n(6) Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.\n(d) “Urbanized area,” as used by the United States Census Bureau, refers to a population of at least 50,000 people.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 1. STATE ADMINISTRATION [101. - 1501.]","PART 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [101. - 894.]","CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties [401. - 593.]","ARTICLE 6. Farmer Equity Act of 2017 [510. - 515.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e2ad68d0fbb55b5cc67b47d589c8801fb5483650345655b4fd6ec1296d817050","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-511","next":"us-ca/fac-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}