It provides a partial reimbursement to eligible owners for livestock losses. Livestock Indemnity Program assistance is available to eligible owners who suffered livestock losses in 2000 that were the result of natural disasters or wildfires that received a Presidential Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation.
Assistance is available only in counties named as primary disaster counties.
Assistance is not available in contiguous counties under this program. Livestock losses due to anthrax are also covered. No disaster declaration or designation is required. Producers must provide documentation to support loss claims. Horses used for purposes other than human food or the production of food are not eligible.