---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 9.3"
title: "7"
number: "9.3"
heading: "Producer eligibility requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/9.3"
---

# §9.3. Producer eligibility requirements.


To be eligible for a CFAP payment, a producer must:

- (a) Meet all of the requirements in subparts A through C of this part;
- (b) **Be a—**
  - (1) Citizen of the United States;
  - (2) Resident alien, which for purposes of subparts [A](/cfr/7/subpartA.md) through [C](/cfr/7/subpartC.md) of this part means “lawful alien” as defined in [part 1400 of this title](/cfr/7/part1400.md);
  - (3) Partnership of citizens of the United States;
  - (4) Corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law;
  - (5) Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in [section 4(b)](/cfr/7/4.md?p=b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ([25 U.S.C. 5304](/usc/25/5304.md)); or
  - (6) Foreign person or foreign entity who meets all requirements as described in [part 1400 of this title](/cfr/7/part1400.md); and
- (c) For payments under [§ 9.102](/cfr/7/9.102.md) of this part, have had a share in the eligible commodity on January 15, 2020, or April 16, 2020, through May 14, 2020.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020; 88 FR 1876, Jan. 11, 2023]

### Source

Source: Redesignated at 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c; Division B, Title I, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 505; and Division N, Title VII, Subtitle B, Chapter 1, Pub. L. 116-260.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 30830, May 21, 2020, as amended at 85 FR 59384, Sept. 22, 2020; 88 FR 1876, Jan. 11, 2023]