Virginia § 3.2-504 Loans

Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-504 — Loans

Virginia § 3.2-504

Title 3.2AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD

Subtitle IGENERAL PROVISIONS; PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE

Ch. 5FARMER MAJOR DROUGHT, FLOOD, AND HURRICANE DISASTER ASSISTANCE

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Va. Code Ann. § 3.2-504 (2026).

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The Governor or his designee may approve a loan to any farmer who has suffered the effects of a major disaster upon the recommendation of the Commissioner and subject to the following terms and conditions:

1.The assistance provided for in this section shall not be extended unless the farmer has applied for and received approval for a loan exceeding the amount requested pursuant hereto from any federal agency providing disaster relief loans. Upon approval of a loan by such federal agency, the Governor or his designee may approve a loan not to exceed $10,000.

2.The loan shall be available only for operating expenses for the farming operation.

3.No interest shall be charged for the loan.

4.Repayment shall be made within one year or upon receipt of loan funds from any federal agency pr

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The Governor or his designee may approve a loan to any farmer who has suffered the effects of a major disaster upon the recommendation of the Commissioner and subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. The assistance provided for in this section shall not be extended unless the farmer has applied for and received approval for a loan exceeding the amount requested pursuant hereto from any federal agency providing disaster relief loans. Upon approval of a loan by such federal agency, the Governor or his designee may approve a loan not to exceed $10,000.

2. The loan shall be available only for operating expenses for the farming operation.

3. No interest shall be charged for the loan.

4. Repayment shall be made within one year or upon receipt of loan funds from any federal agency providing disaster relief, whichever is sooner. The Department may require the farmer to provide sufficient security or to make provision for direct payment from federal lending agencies of the entire amount of the loan made pursuant to this chapter as a condition of granting the loan.

5. A maximum of $10,000 may be loaned any one farmer. The Governor at his discretion may reduce or increase the maximum amount of the loan.

6. The availability of loans provided for in this section shall be based on and subject to the moneys accumulated in the Farmers Major Disaster Fund established in § 3.2-506.