### Question
What does active burley tobacco producer mean?


### Answer
**Active burley tobacco producer** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 1314e*:

> any person who shared in the risk of producing a crop of burley tobacco in not less than one of the three years preceding the year involved, or any person who certified to the Secretary, in such form and manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, their intent to become an active burley tobacco producer

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1314e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 34-SUGAR PRODUCTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES > Part B-Marketing Quotas > subpart i-marketing quotas&mdash;tobacco**

