[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1.75]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart E_Cooperative Production of Television Films
 
Sec. 1.75  General stipulations.

    In requesting special working arrangements the producer must agree 
to the following stipulations:
    (a) The producer must show that he has legal authority to the 
literary property concerned.
    (b) The producer must show access to a distribution channel 
recognized by the motion picture or television industry. In lieu of 
complete distribution plans for a television series, a producer must 
produce satisfactory evidence of financial responsibility (showing 
financial resources adequate for the defrayment of costs for the 
proposed undertaking).
    (c) The commercial advertising of any show produced, using oral or 
written rights granted to the producer, shall not indicate any 
endorsement, either direct or implied, by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture or its agencies, of the sponsor's product.
    (d) Commercial sponsorship shall be only by a person, firm, or 
corporation acceptable under the terms of the 1954 Television Code of 
the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, and all 
subsequent amendments thereto. Political sponsorship shall not be 
permitted.
    (e) That no production costs shall be chargeable to the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    (f) That such cooperation will not interfere with the conduct of 
Department programs.
    (g) All damages, losses and personal liability incurred by producer 
will be his responsibility.
    (h) That mutual understanding and agreement will be reached upon 
story, script and film treatment with the Department before film 
production is begun.