---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1410.7"
title: "7"
number: "1410.7"
heading: "Duration of contracts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1410.7"
---

# §1410.7. Duration of contracts.

- (a) In general, except as provided in paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section and §§ [1410.70](/cfr/7/1410.70.md) and [1410.80](/cfr/7/1410.80.md), the CRP contract period will be for a term of at least 10 years, and up to no more than 15 years.
- (b) The CRP contract period for land enrolled under a grassland signup as specified in [§ 1410.30(c)](/cfr/7/1410.30.md?p=c) will be for a term of 10 years or 15 years, as requested by the producer.
- (c) CRP contracts for land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, and wildlife corridors will be for a term of 10 years to 15 years, as requested by the producer.
- (d) All CRP contracts will expire on September 30 of the final calendar year of the contract period.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; 16 U.S.C. 3801-3847.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 66819, Dec. 6, 2019, unless otherwise noted.