9 CFR § 162.13 - Formal complaint.

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title: "9 CFR § 162.13 - Formal complaint."
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title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
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section_name: "Formal complaint."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION OF VETERINARIANS AND SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH ACCREDITATION"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 15 U.S.C. 1828; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 54915, Nov. 23, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 162.13 Formal complaint.

If a consent order has not been issued, or if, after an informal conference, the Veterinary Official has not issued a letter of dismissal or letter of warning to the accredited veterinarian, a formal complaint may be issued by the Administrator in accordance with § 1.135 of the Uniform Rules of Practice (7 CFR 1.135).

[57 FR 54915, Nov. 23, 1992, as amended at 85 FR 10565, Feb. 25, 2020]