### Question
How is the "eligible livestock producer" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible livestock producer** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 2497* as follows -

> an eligible producer on a farm that—


(I) is an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of covered livestock that provides the pastureland or grazing land, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land, for the livestock

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2497*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-TRADE ACT OF 1974 > SUBCHAPTER VIII-SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE**

