Legal Opinion
Clark v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2008No. 07-3127PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Dorothy L. Clark appeals the district court’s 1 refusal to grant a declaratory judgment and set aside a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) determination that she converted wetlands in violation of the Swampbuster provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. §§ 3801, 3821-24 (2000). Because the USDA determined she had converted wetlands, Clark became ineligible for certain farm program payments. Clark challenges the USDA’s interpretation of the term “converted wetland” and argues the evidence is insufficient to…
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