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.

Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30 Pub. L. 92–357July 28, 197286 Stat. 501 Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 113Oct. 13, 1994108 Stat. 3203 Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B)May 22, 2008122 Stat. 1405 Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)June 18, 2008122 Stat. 1664(, title V, § 520, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , , 2167.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246 Pub. L. 110–234 section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B)2008—, substituted “this subchapter” for “this chapter” in two places in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 103–354Provided1994— substituted “Producer eligibility” for “Persons under twenty-one years of age” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be denied insurance under this chapter solely on the ground that he is under twenty-one years of age if such person is (1) over eighteen years of age, and (2) has a bona fide insurable interest in a crop as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant or sharecropper: , That any such person who enters into a Federal Crop Insurance contract shall be subject to the same legal liability and have the same legal rights with respect to such contract as any person over the age of twenty-one years.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246May 22, 2008Pub. L. 110–234 section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246 section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–354Oct. 13, 19947 U.S.C. 1501Oct. 13, 1994section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354 section 1502 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act ( et seq.) beginning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before , to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see , set out as a note under .