{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prc-93590","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PRC § 93590","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:\n(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.\n(b) “Veteran farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is all of the following:\n(1) Has served in the United States Armed Forces, as defined in Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code.\n(2) Meets either of the following:\n(A) Has not operated a farm or ranch.\n(B) Has operated a farm or ranch for not more than five years.\n(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.\n(4) Is a beginning veteran farmer or rancher, as that term is used in Section 1502 of Title 7 of the United States Code.","path":["Public Resources Code - PRC","DIVISION 50. SAFE DRINKING WATER, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS, AND CLEAN AIR BOND ACT of 2024 [90000. - 95015.]","CHAPTER 7. Climate Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Farms, Ranches, and Working Lands [93500. - 93600.]"],"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":"d78c5bba18f595ba7f422d9b9daad5673886d856c9bf8567179554f8e1cbf77b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prc-93580","next":"us-ca/prc-93600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}