{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1400.209","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1400.209","heading":"Sharecroppers.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 1400.201 through 1400.206 of this part, with respect to a person who is a sharecropper, the person will be considered to be actively engaged in farming if the sharecropper meets the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) A sharecropper who elects to be considered actively engaged in farming under this section must:\n(1) Make a significant contribution of active personal labor to the farming operation;\n(2) Have a share of the profits or losses from the farming operation commensurate with the person's contribution to the operation; and\n(3) Make a contribution to the farming operation that is at risk for a loss, with the level of risk being commensurate with the person's claimed share of the farming operation.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES","PART 1400—PAYMENT LIMITATION AND PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY","Subpart C—Payment Eligibility"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"d6184e3e8fbc3a52561e495fa8ce2f10e087883519ab3f9c2d1a11611bcabb49","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1400.208","next":"us/7-cfr-1400.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}