[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR718.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER VII--FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 718_PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 718.9  Signature requirements.

    (a) When a program authorized by this chapter or Chapter XIV of this 
title requires the signature of a producer; landowner; landlord; or 
tenant, a husband or wife may sign all such FSA or CCC documents on 
behalf of the other spouse, unless such other spouse has provided 
written notification to FSA and CCC that such action is not authorized. 
The notification must be provided to FSA with respect to each farm.
    (b) Except a husband or wife may not sign a document on behalf of a 
spouse with respect to:
    (1) Program document required to be executed in accordance with part 
3 of this title;
    (2) Easements entered into under part 1410 of this title;
    (3) Power of attorney;
    (4) Such other program documents as determined by FSA or CCC.
    (c) An individual; duly authorized officer of a corporation; duly 
authorized partner of a partnership; executor or administrator of an 
estate; trustee of a trust; guardian; or conservator may delegate to 
another the authority to act on their behalf with respect to FSA and CCC 
programs administered by USDA service center agencies by execution of a 
Power of Attorney, or such other form as approved by the Deputy 
Administrator. FSA and CCC may, at their discretion, allow the 
delegations of authority by other individuals through use of the Power 
of Attorney or such other form as approved by the Deputy Administrator.
    (d) Notwithstanding another provision of this regulation or any 
other FSA or CCC regulation in this title, a parent may execute 
documents on behalf of a minor child unless prohibited by a statute or 
court order.
    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, an authorized 
agent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States 
Department of Interior may sign as agent for landowners with properties 
affiliated with or under the management or trust of the BIA. For 
collection purposes, such payments will be considered as being made to 
the persons who are the beneficiaries of the payment or may, 
alternatively, be considered as an obligation of all persons on the farm 
in general. In the event of a need for a refund or other claim may be 
collected, among other means, by other monies due such persons or the 
farm.

[68 FR 16172, Apr. 3, 2003; 69 FR 250, Jan. 5, 2004]