Transfer or change of interest in lands subject to contract

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Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 100—AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION > SUBCHAPTER II—PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS

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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.

( Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 117 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 904 .)

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