Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)“Secretary” refers to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(b)“Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group.
(c)“Socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups include all of the following:
(1)African Americans.
(2)Native Indians.
(3)Alaskan Natives.
(4)Hispanics.
(5)Asian Americans.
(6)Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
(d)“Urbanized area,” as used by the United States Census Bureau, refers to a population of at least 50,000 people.
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