§ 1410.109 - Obligations of participant.

All participants subject to a CRP contract must agree to:

(a) Carry out the terms and conditions of such CRP contract;

(b) Implement the conservation plan which is part of such contract in accordance with the schedule of dates included in such conservation plan unless CCC determines that the participant cannot fully implement the conservation plan for reasons beyond the participant's control;

(c) Establish temporary vegetative cover when required by the conservation plan or if, as determined by CCC, the permanent vegetative cover cannot be timely established;

(d) Reduce the aggregate total of crop acreage bases, allotments, and quotas for the contract period for each farm which contains land subject to such CRP contract by an amount based upon the ratio between the acres in the CRP contract and the total cropland acreage on such farm. Crop acreage bases reduced during the contract period shall be returned at the end of the contract period in the same amounts as would apply had the land not been enrolled in the CRP unless CCC approves, pursuant to § 1410.117, an extension of such protection;

(e) Not produce an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land, in a county which has not met or exceeded the acreage limitation under § 1410.4, which was acquired on or after November 28, 1990 unless such land, as determined by CCC, has a history in the most recent five year period of producing an agricultural commodity other than forage crops;

(f) Comply with all requirements of part 12 of this title;

(g) Not allow grazing, harvesting, or other commercial use of any crop from the cropland subject to such contract except for those periods of time in accordance with instructions issued by CCC in response to drought or other similar emergency;

(h) Establish and maintain the required vegetative or water cover and the required practices on the land subject to such contract and take other actions that may be required by CCC to achieve the desired environmental benefits and to maintain the productive capability of the soil throughout the CRP contract period;

(i) Comply with noxious weed laws of the applicable State or local jurisdiction on such land;

(j) Control on land subject to such contract all weeds, insects, pests and other undesirable species to the extent necessary, taking into consideration the needs of water quality and wildlife, as determined by CCC; and

(k) Be jointly and severally responsible for compliance with such contract and the provisions of this subpart and for any refunds or payment adjustments which may be required for violations of any of the terms and conditions of the CRP contract and provisions of this subpart.