§ 1439.602 - Assistance.

(a) Assistance is for eligible livestock which are in danger of perishing without immediate assistance. Eligible livestock includes beef and dairy cattle; buffalo and beefalo; equine animals, including horses, mules, donkeys; sheep; goats; and swine.

(b) Assistance may be provided as any of the following:

(1) Reimbursement for expenses relating to transportation assistance on or after January 10, 1997, specifically related to providing access to existing feed supplies or to the livestock;

(2) Reimbursement for expenses relating to eligible livestock feed purchased on or after January 10, 1997; or

(3) Donation of CCC-owned feed grains.

(c) Requests for reimbursement for transportation assistance and eligible livestock feed purchases shall include verifiable sales receipts, service agreements, or any other documentation as determined by the FSA county committee.

(d) Individuals who provide assistance to livestock which is in danger of perishing without immediate assistance or where the owner of the livestock is not known, shall only receive CCC-owned feed grain on a donation basis, not to exceed the amount of feed grain actually used.

(e) Assistance shall not exceed the monetary value of multiplying the number of livestock, by type and weight range, by the allowance per day in pounds of corn as determined in accordance with § 1439.3, by $0.05 per pound, by a feeding period of 15 days.

(f) For snow removal, the maximum assistance shall be the lesser of:

(1) Actual cost to move snow to gain access to the available feed or stranded livestock; or

(2) The maximum assistance calculated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section.

(g) For feed purchases, the maximum assistance shall be the lesser of:

(1) The monetary value of purchased eligible feed; or

(2) The maximum assistance calculated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section.

(h) The maximum assistance for donated grain is a 15 day feed allowance calculated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section.