764.232—Eligibility requirements.
               		
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	               	 	
               	 	
    
    
        
        (1) 
         Must comply with general eligibility requirements specified in  § 764.101 except paragraphs (e) and (k) of that section;
     
    
        
        (2) 
         And anyone who will sign the promissory note, must not have received debt forgiveness from the Agency on any direct or guaranteed loan; and
     
    
        
        (3) 
         Must be the owner-operator or tenant-operator of a farm and be engaged in agricultural production after the time of loan is closed. In the case of an entity:
     
    
        
        (i) 
         The entity is controlled by farmers engaged primarily and directly in farming in the United States;
     
    
        
        (ii) 
         The entity must be authorized to operate a farm in the State in which the farm is located.