Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice: 17.2.2.3 The “Engaged in a Farming Operation” Requirement
A family farmer must be engaged in a “farming operation.”110 Similarly, a family fisherman must be “engaged in a commercial fishing operation.”111 As both are also defined according to the income they receive from farming/fishing and their debts from farming/fishing, the “engaged in farming” and “engaged in a commercial fishing operation” requirements will overlap extensively with the determination of whether income and debts relate to the operation.