Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§3814 Notice and investigation of possible compliance deficiencies
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 58— - ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND CONSERVATION › § 3814
Summary
An Agriculture Department worker giving on-site help who sees a possible breach of a conservation plan or law must tell those people, within 45 days, how to comply instead of reporting a violation. They must try to fix it quickly; if not fixed within 1 year, the Secretary may review compliance.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §3814
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(a)An employee of the Department of Agriculture who observes a possible compliance deficiency or other potential violation of a conservation plan or this subchapter while providing on-site technical assistance shall provide to the responsible persons, not later than 45 days after observing the possible violation, information regarding actions needed to comply with the plan and this subchapter. The employee shall provide the information in lieu of reporting the observation as a compliance violation.
(b)The responsible persons shall attempt to correct the deficiencies as soon as practicable after receiving the information.
(c)If the corrective action is not fully implemented not later than 1 year after the responsible persons receive the information, the Secretary may conduct a review of the status of compliance of the persons with the conservation plan and this subchapter.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 3814
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73