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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In addition to other penalties, sanctions, or remedies that may apply, a dairy producer is ineligible to receive assistance under this program if the producer is determined by FSA to have:
(1) Adopted any scheme or device that tends to defeat the purpose of this program,
(2) Made any fraudulent representation,
(3) Misrepresented any fact affecting a program determination, or
(4) Violated 7 CFR 795.17 and thus be ineligible for the year(s) of violation and the subsequent year.
(b) Any funds disbursed pursuant to this part to any person or dairy operation engaged in a misrepresentation, scheme, or device, must be refunded with interest together with such other sums as may become due. Interest will run from the date of the disbursement to the producer or other recipient of the payment from FSA. Any person or dairy operation engaged in acts prohibited by this section and any person or dairy operation receiving payment under this part is jointly and severally liable with other persons or dairy operations involved in such claim for benefits for any refund due under this section and for related charges. The remedies provided in this part are in addition to other civil, criminal, or administrative remedies that may apply.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.786.110 Misrepresentation, scheme, or device - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-7-agriculture/cfr-sect-7-786-110/
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