§ 9055.
(b)
Election by new dairy operations
In the case of a participating dairy operation that has been in operation for less than a year, the participating dairy operation shall elect 1 of the following methods for the Secretary to determine the production history of the participating dairy operation:
(1)
The volume of the actual milk marketings for the months the participating dairy operation has been in operation extrapolated to a yearly amount.
(2)
An estimate of the actual milk marketings of the participating dairy operation based on the herd size of the participating dairy operation relative to the national rolling herd average data published by the Secretary.
([Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1405], Feb. 7, 2014, [128 Stat. 690]; [Pub. L. 115–123, div. F, § 60101(b)(3)], Feb. 9, 2018, [132 Stat. 311]; [Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(f)], (k)(6), Dec. 20, 2018, [132 Stat. 4513], 4517; [Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(c)(2)(A)], Nov. 17, 2023, [137 Stat. 115]; [Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10313(a)(2)], July 4, 2025, [139 Stat. 99].)