Crop Insurance Plan for Weather (N.S. Reg. 124/2006). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Nova Scotia Document type Regulation Date 2006 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants Keyword Hazards Risk assessment/management Crops/grasses Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulations are made under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. In particular, the purpose of this Plan is to provide for insurance against a loss in crops as a result of designated perils related to weather. The following are designated as perils under this Plan: a) insufficient rainfall, as determined under section 15; b) extended periods of rain during the month of June in a crop year for fodder crops, as determined under section 16. The text – consisting of 16 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: insurance coverage limits, coverage periods, insured crop value, premium, evaluation of loss, additional coverage for fodder crops. Full text English Website www.gov.ns.ca References - Legislation Implements Crop and Livestock Insurance Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 113). Legislation | Canada | 1989 (2010) Keyword: Crops/grasses, Institution, Agricultural development, Financial agricultural measures, Research, Special fund, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX