7 CFR 202.3
§ 202.3 Institution of proceedings.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 202.3, § 202.3 Institution of proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/17159
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Any person having information of any violation of the Act or of any of the regulations promulgated thereunder may file with the Director an application requesting the institution of such proceedings as may be authorized under the Act. Such application shall be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the applicant, and shall contain a short and simple statement of the facts constituting the alleged violation and the name and address of the applicant and the party complained of. If, after investigation of the matters complained of in the application or after investigation made on his own motion, the Director has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating any of the provisions of the Act or the regulations made and promulgated thereunder, he may institute such proceedings as may be authorized by the Act.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.