Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 60 — Fish and Seafood Promotion
§ 4013. Petitions
Statutory text
Filing of petition
Any person subject to assessment under section 4012 of this title may file a written petition with the Secretary alleging that—
the assessment,
the plan approved under section 4011(a)(1) of this title on which the assessment is based, or
any obligation imposed under the plan,
is not in accordance with law and requesting the Secretary to modify or take other appropriate action regarding the assessment or plan.
Form of petition
Any such petition shall be in writing and filed within the period prescribed by the Secretary. A person who files a petition under this section shall be given an opportunity for a hearing regarding the petition in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. After such a hearing, or if no hearing is requested, after consideration of all documentation and other evidence, the Secretary shall make a ruling upon such petition.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986
Pub. L. 99–659 title II § 214 · 100 Stat. 3706
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 4013
(Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 214, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3728.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 214, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3728.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 214. PETITIONS. (a) Filing of Petition.— Any person subject to assessment under section 213 of this title may file a written petition with the Secretary alleging that— (1) the assessment, (2) the plan approved under section 212(a)(1) of this title on which the assessment is based, or (3) any obligation imposed under the plan, is not in accordance with law and requesting the Secretary to modify or take other appropriate action regarding the assessment or plan. (b) Form of Petition.— Any such petition shall be in writing and filed within the period prescribed by the Secretary. A person who files a petition under this section shall be given an opportunity for a hearing regarding the petition in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. After such a hearing, or if no hearing is requested, after consideration of all documentation and other evidence, the Secretary shall make a ruling upon such petition.
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