Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a producer shall not be denied insurance under this chapter if -

(1)

for purposes of catastrophic risk protection coverage, the producer is a ''person'' (as defined by the Secretary); and

(2)

for purposes of any other plan of insurance, the producer is 18 years of age and has a bona fide insurable interest in a crop as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper