AFM Legal & Regulatory Compliance in Agriculture 5

Question 1

A farm employee suffers a serious injury requiring hospitalization. Under OSHA regulations, within how many hours must the employer report the in-patient hospitalization to OSHA?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

OSHA requires employers to report any work-related in-patient hospitalization within 8 hours of learning about the incident.

Question 2

The Sodbuster provision of the Farm Bill denies USDA benefits to farmers who produce an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land without an approved:

Accepted Answer

Conservation compliance plan (conservation system)

Answer

Sodbuster requires farmers planting crops on highly erodible land to have and apply an approved conservation system to remain eligible for USDA program benefits.

Question 3

Which federal agency enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which covers certain animals used in agriculture for exhibition and research?

Accepted Answer

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Answer

USDA's APHIS administers and enforces the Animal Welfare Act, which sets minimum standards for the care and treatment of certain animals.

Question 4

A farm manager hires workers who are not U.S. citizens on H-2A agricultural visas. Which agency administers the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program?

Accepted Answer

Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security jointly

Answer

The H-2A program is jointly administered by the Department of Labor (which certifies labor need) and the Department of Homeland Security (which grants visa approval through USCIS).

Question 5

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a landowner who purchases contaminated farmland may be protected from cleanup liability under which defense?

Accepted Answer

Innocent landowner defense

Answer

CERCLA's innocent landowner defense protects a buyer who conducted all appropriate inquiry (AAI) before purchase and did not know of, or have reason to know of, contamination.

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AFM Legal & Regulatory Compliance in Agriculture 5