Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter XIV - Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter B - Loans, Purchases, and Other Operations |
Part 1412 - Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage, and Cotton Transition Assistance Programs |
Subpart F - Violations and Compliance Provisions |
§ 1412.604 - Misrepresentation and scheme or device.
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(a) A producer who is determined to have erroneously represented any fact affecting a program determination made in accordance with this part shall not be entitled to either direct or counter-cyclical payments and must refund all such payments received, plus interest as determined in accordance with part 1403 of this chapter.
(b) A producer shall refund to CCC all direct and counter-cyclical payments, plus interest as determined in accordance with part 1403 of this chapter, received by such producer with respect to all contracts if the producer is determined to have knowingly done any of the following. In addition, the producer's interest in all such contracts shall be terminated.
(1) Adopted any scheme or device that tends to defeat the purpose of the program;
(2) Made any fraudulent representation; or
(3) Misrepresented any fact affecting a program determination.