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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 491 (b) LIMITATION.— An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality). SEC. 10203. ASSISTANCE. 7 USC 8203. Subject to section 10204, the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists for losses described in section 10202 shall consist of— (1) reimbursement of 75 percent of the cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality); or (2) at the option of the Secretary, sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand. SEC. 10204. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE. 7 USC 8204. (a) AMOUNT. — The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this subtitle may not exceed $75,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings. (b) ACRES.— The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person shall be entitled to receive pay- ments under this subtitle may not exceed 500 acres. (c) REGULATIONS.— The Secretary shall promulgate regulations— (1) defining the term "person" for the purposes of this subtitle, which shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term "person" promulgated under section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308); and (2) promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section. SEC. 10205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 7 USC 8205. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle. Subtitle D—Animal Welfare SEC. 10301. DEFINITION OF ANIMAL UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. Section 2(g) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132(g)) is amended in the first sentence by striking "excludes horses not used for research purposes and" and inserting the following: "excludes (1) birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus, bred for use in research, (2) horses not used for research purposes, and (3)". SEC. 10302. PROHIBITION ON INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: "(a) SPONSORING OR EXHIBITING AN ANIMAL IN AN ANIMAL FIGHTING VENTURE. —

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