[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR400.47]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
     CHAPTER IV--FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 400_GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart F_Food Security Act of 1985, Implementation; Denial of Benefits
 
Sec. 400.47  Denial of crop insurance.

    (a) Any person convicted under Federal or State law of planting, 
cultivating, growing, producing, harvesting or storing a controlled 
substance in any crop year will be ineligible for crop insurance during 
that crop year and the four succeeding crop years.
    (1) The insurance of such person insured by FCIC who found to be 
ineligible under paragraph (a) of this section will be null and void, 
and any indemnity paid on such insurance must be returned in full to 
FCIC. Any premium paid for insurance coverage declared null and void 
will be returned, less a reasonable amount for expenses and handling not 
to exceed 20 percent of the premium paid.
    (2) The application and policy of insurance will be voided, or the 
person will be removed from the policy and the policyholder share 
reduced in accordance with 7 CFR 400.681(b), when any person becomes 
ineligible for crop insurance under the provisions of paragraph (a) of 
this section. To obtain crop insurance coverage following the period of 
ineligibility, the person must submit a new application for crop 
insurance.
    (b) Any insurance written by a multi-peril crop insurance company to 
any person who is ineligible under the provisions of this subpart is not 
eligible for reinsurance under the Corporation's standard reinsurance 
agreement. Any premium subsidy and expense allowance or loss paid by the 
Corporation because of such agreement will be immediately refunded to 
the Corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, policies 
written by multi-peril crop insurance companies to any person ineligible 
under the provisions of this subpart are null and void. Premium paid for 
such policies will be refunded to the person applying for insurance, 
less a reasonable amount for expenses and handling not to exceed 20 
percent of the premium paid, and no indemnity will be paid unless the 
multi-peril company expressly agrees to continue such policy in effect 
without FCIC reinsurance. However, if the reinsured company follows the 
procedure of the Corporation and the requirements of the regulations, 
reinsurance will continue to be provided under the reinsurance agreement 
on the policy unless it is shown that the agent or company

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had knowledge of facts which would indicate ineligibility on the part of 
the insured and failed to act on that knowledge.
    (c) FCIC employees or contractors are required to report all 
suspected cases of violation of the Act or the regulations to the 
appropriate agency for a determination of violation. Benefits shall not 
be paid in such cases pending a determination from the appropriate 
agency.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, any crop 
insurance policy where insurance attached to a crop prior to August 15, 
1986, will continue in effect for that crop until the next termination 
date following August 15, 1986.

[52 FR 19128, May 21, 1987, as amended at 58 FR 17945, Apr. 7, 1993; 61 
FR 38058, July 23, 1996; 65 FR 29942, May 10, 2000]