[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR202.210]

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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. 202.210  Stipulations.

    (a) The Administrator may enter into a stipulation with any person 
operating subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, as amended (P&S 
Act), prior to issuing a complaint that seeks a civil penalty against 
that person.
    (1) The Administrator will give the person notice of an alleged 
violation of the P&S Act or regulations and provide an opportunity for a 
hearing;
    (2) The person has the option to expressly waive the opportunity for 
a hearing and agree to pay a specified civil penalty within a designated 
time;
    (3) The Administrator will agree to settle the matter by accepting 
payment of the specified civil penalty within a designated time;
    (4) If the person does not agree to the stipulation, or does not pay 
the penalty within the specified time, the Administrator may issue an 
administrative complaint citing the alleged violation; and
    (5) The civil penalty that the Administrator proposed in a 
stipulation agreement has no bearing on the civil penalty amount that 
may be sought in a formal administrative proceeding against the same 
person for the same alleged violation.
    (b) [Reserved]