[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR202.116]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

  CHAPTER II--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 

       (PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS),DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 202_RULES OF PRACTICE GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PACKERS AND 

STOCKYARDS ACT--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 202.116  Rule 16: Issuance of order.



    (a) As soon as practicable after the receipt of the record and 

report from the hearing clerk, the judicial officer, on the basis of and 

after due consideration of the record, shall issue an order in the 

proceeding, which shall be served on the parties.

    (b) If the judicial officer deems it advisable to do so, the order 

may be made a tentative order. In such event, a presiding officer shall 

be assigned and the tentative order shall be served on each party, and 

each party shall have 20 days in which to file written exceptions



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to it, and arguments or briefs in support of such exceptions. If no 

party timely files exceptions, the tentative order shall automatically 

become the final order in the proceeding, and notice of such fact shall 

be served on the parties. If any party timely files such exceptions, 

they shall be handled in the same manner as a petition filed under rule 

17, Sec. 202.117.