[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1416.4]

[Page 432]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1416_2006 EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--Table of 
 
 Subpart A_General Provisions for 2006 Emergency Agricultural Disaster 
                           Assistance Programs
 
Sec. 1416.4  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply to the programs in subparts B 
through H of this part. The definitions in parts 718 and 1400 of this 
chapter shall also apply, except where they conflict with the 
definitions in this section.
    Application period means the date established by the Deputy 
Administrator for producers to apply for program benefits.
    Bush means a thick densely branched woody shrub grown in the ground 
for the production of an annual crop for commercial market for human 
consumption.
    Commercial use means used in the operation of a business activity 
engaged in as a means of livelihood for profit by the eligible producer.
    Crop insurance means an insurance policy reinsured by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 
amended.
    Farming operation means a business enterprise engaged in producing 
agricultural products.
    Owner means one who had legal ownership of the trees, bushes, vines, 
or livestock for which benefits are being requested under subparts B 
through H, on the day such plant or livestock perished or suffered 
losses due to an eligible hurricane.
    Tier means the geographic bands of damage generally correlating to 
the severity of damage caused by the maximum sustained winds of the 
applicable hurricanes.
    Tree means a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, 
nursery tree, and potted tree).
    Vine means a perennial plant grown under normal conditions from 
which an annual fruit crop is produced for commercial market for human 
consumption, such as grape, kiwi, or passion fruit that has a flexible 
stem supported by climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.