1430.504—Eligibility.

(a) To be eligible to receive cash payments under this subpart, a dairy operation must:
(1) Have produced and marketed milk commercially in the United States anytime during the fourth quarter of 1998;
(2) Indicate all milk commercially marketed by all persons in the dairy operation during calendar year 1997 and 1998 to establish the base period for determining the total pounds of milk that will be converted to hundredweight (cwt) used for payment; and
(3) Apply for payments during the application period.
(b) A dairy operation must submit a timely application and comply with all other terms and conditions of this subpart and those that are otherwise contained in the application to be eligible for benefits under this subpart.