---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1437.502"
title: "7"
number: "1437.502"
heading: "Coverage periods and fees for covered tropical crops."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1437.502"
---

# §1437.502. Coverage periods and fees for covered tropical crops.

- (a) **The crop year for all covered tropical crops is the calendar year (January 1 through December 31).**
- (b) The application closing date for all covered tropical crops is December 31 of the calendar year before the applicable crop year.
- (c) For covered tropical crops, the maximum service fee per crop per county provided at [§ 1437.7](/cfr/7/1437.7.md) is required of the producer for coverage of:
  - (1) With respect to annual and biennial crops, all plantings of the same crop planted during the crop year, as determined by FSA.
  - (2) With respect to perennial crops, all acreage of the crop existing during the crop year, as determined by FSA.
- (d) **Multiple planting periods and final planting dates are not applicable for covered tropical crops.** However, nothing in this section will be interpreted to prohibit assigning different production expectations to different fields.
- (e) The coverage period for perennial and other crops covered by this subpart begins on January 1 of the relevant crop year and ends on December 31 of that year.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 52739, Sept. 7, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 21019, Apr. 9, 2013; 79 FR 74583, Dec. 15, 2014; 85 FR 12221, Mar. 2, 2020]

### Source

Source: 71 FR 52739, Sept. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1501-1508 and 7333; 15 U.S.C. 714-714m; 19 U.S.C. 2497, and 48 U.S.C. 1469a.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 12448, Mar. 19, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 52739, Sept. 7, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 21019, Apr. 9, 2013; 79 FR 74583, Dec. 15, 2014; 85 FR 12221, Mar. 2, 2020]