Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§7217 Transfer or change of interest in lands subject to contract

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS › § 7217

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If an owner or producer transfers or changes who has an interest in land covered by a contract, the contract ends for that land unless the new person agrees to take on all the contract duties. The end happens on the day of the transfer or change. If the person who got the land or an owner asks, the Secretary may change the contract if those changes match the program’s goals, as the Secretary decides. If someone who should get a contract payment dies, becomes legally unable, or can’t receive the payment, the Secretary will pay it under rules the Secretary creates.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7217

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Except as provided in subsection (c), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of an owner or producer subject to a contract in the contract acreage covered by the contract shall result in the termination of the contract with respect to the acreage, unless the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to assume all obligations under the contract. The termination shall be effective on the date of the transfer or change.

(b)At the request of the transferee or owner, the Secretary may modify the contract if the modifications are consistent with the objectives of this subchapter, as determined by the Secretary.

(c)If an owner or producer who is entitled to a contract payment dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise unable to receive the contract payment, the Secretary shall make the payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7217

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73