Any interest.
Any interest. Any interest means all interest acquired, transferred or held in agricultural lands by a foreign person, except:
(1) Security interests;
(2) Leaseholds of less than 10 years;
(3) Contingent future interests;
(4) Noncontingent future interests which do not become possessory upon the termination of the present possessory estate;
(5) Surface or subsurface easements and rights of way used for a purpose unrelated to agricultural production; and
(6) An interest solely in mineral rights.
Source
7 CFR § 781.2
Scoping language
In determining the meaning of the provisions of this part, unless the context indicates otherwise, words importing the singular include and apply to several persons or things, words importing the plural include the singular, and words used in the present tense include the future as well as the present. The following terms shall have the following meanings: