---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 601.3"
title: "7"
number: "601.3"
heading: "Defense responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/601.3"
---

# §601.3. Defense responsibilities.


In the event of nuclear attack, NRCS is responsible for providing:

- (a) Technical guidance, based upon results of radiological monitoring and the extent of radiological contamination to farmers, ranchers, and others relating to:
  - (1) **The selection and use of land for agricultural production.**
  - (2) **The harvesting of crops.**
  - (3) **The use of crops stored on the farm.**
  - (4) The use, conservation, disposal, and control of water to insure adequate usable water for agricultural purposes and to prevent floods.
  - (5) **The safety of livestock.**
- (b) Basic soil information, land use guides, and onsite technical assistance in selecting land for production and in applying practices to increase production of food and fiber with maximum efficiency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 16 U.S.C. 590a-590f, 1001-1008, 2001-2009, 2203-2205, 3801 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 701b-1.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 14783, Mar. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.