Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§6996 Right of Participants to Division Hearing
Title 7 › CHAPTER 98 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VIII — NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION › § 6996
Summary
Participants can appeal adverse decisions to the Division and have a hearing before a hearing officer, but must ask for it within 30 days of first getting notice.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §6996
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Appeal to Division for hearing
Subject to subsection (b), a participant shall have the right to appeal an adverse decision to the Division for an evidentiary hearing by a hearing officer consistent with section 6997 of this title.
(b)Time for appeal
To be entitled to a hearing under section 6997 of this title, a participant shall request the hearing not later than 30 days after the date on which the participant first received notice of the adverse decision.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 6996
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110