Rolnictwo i żywność · 03/07/1995

Rules of Practice

We are proposing to amend the Rules of Practice Governing Formal Adjudicatory Proceedings Instituted by the Secretary Under Various Statutes and the Rules of Practice Under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The purpose of the proposal is to provide that the adjudication, under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, of whether an individual is ``responsibly connected'' with a particular commission merchant, dealer, or broker will be joined with any related disciplinary proceedings against the same commission merchant, dealer, or broker; and to provide that any adjudications of such status be made by Administrative Law Judge of the Department of Agriculture.