§ 1410.102 - Eligible persons.

In order to be eligible to enter into a CRP contract in accordance with this part, a person must be an owner or operator or tenant of eligible cropland and—

(a) If an operator of eligible cropland, must have operated such cropland for at least 1 year prior to the close of the applicable signup period and must provide satisfactory evidence that such person will be in control of such cropland for the full term of the CRP contract period; or

(b) If an owner of eligible cropland, must have owned such cropland for at least 1 year prior to the close of the applicable signup period, unless:

(1) The new owner acquired such cropland by will or succession as a result of the death of the previous owner;

(2) The only ownership change in the three year period occurred due to foreclosure on the land and the owner of the land, immediately before the foreclosure, exercises a timely right of redemption from the mortgage holder in accordance with state law;

(3) As determined by the Deputy Administrator, the circumstances of the requisition are such as present adequate assurances that the new owner of such cropland did not acquire such cropland for the purpose of placing it in the CRP; or

(c) If a tenant, the tenant is a participant with an eligible owner or operator.