7 CFR §1416.204
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- (a)To be considered covered livestock for LFP payments, livestock must meet all the following conditions:
- (1)Be grazing animals such as adult or non-adult beef cattle, adult or non-adult beefalo, adult or non-adult buffalo or bison, adult or non-adult dairy cattle, alpacas, deer, elk, emus, equine, goats, llamas, ostriches, reindeer, or sheep;
- (2)Be livestock that would normally have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland:
- (3)Be livestock that the eligible livestock producer:
- (4)Been livestock produced or maintained for commercial use or be livestock that is produced and maintained for producing livestock products for commercial use, such as milk from dairy, as part of the contract grower's or livestock owner's farming operation on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire;
- (5)Not have been produced and maintained for reasons other than commercial use as part of a farming operation. Such excluded uses include, but are not limited to:
- (6)Not have been livestock that were or would have been in a feedlot, on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire, as a part of the normal business operation of the eligible livestock producer, as determined by the Secretary.
- (b)The covered livestock categories are:
- (c)Livestock that are not covered include, but are not limited to:
- (1)Livestock that were or would have been in a feedlot, on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire, as a part of the normal business operation of the eligible livestock producer, as determined by the Secretary;
- (2)Animals that are not grazing animals;
- (3)Yaks;
- (4)Poultry;
- (5)Swine;
- (6)Unweaned livestock or animals not meeting the definition of a grazing animal;
- (7)Any wild free roaming livestock, including horses and deer; and
- (8)Livestock produced or maintained for reasons other than commercial use, including, but not limited to, livestock produced or maintained for racing or wagering purposes, hunting, or consumption by owner.