7 CFR 633.18
§ 633.18 Scheme and device.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 7 CFR 633.18, § 633.18 Scheme and device, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/19219
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:19219@1- SHA-256
7db5a98c51308f31c24be29735c1ab7076c3c7343d51e2017e654cd74047341f
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) If it is determined by the NRCS that a person has employed a scheme or device to defeat the purposes of this part, any part of any program payment otherwise due or paid such person during the applicable period may be withheld or be required to be refunded with interest thereon, as determined appropriate by the NRCS.
(b) A scheme or device includes, but is not limited to, coercion, fraud, misrepresentation, depriving any other person of an annual payment or payments for cost-share practices for the purpose of obtaining a payment to which a person would otherwise not be entitled.
(c) A program participant who succeeds to the responsibilities under this part shall report in writing to the NRCS any interest of any kind in enrolled land that is held by a predecessor or any lender. A failure of full disclosure will be considered a scheme or device under this section.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.