# Rules of Practice Governing Formal Adjudicatory Proceedings Instituted by the Secretary Under Various Statutes
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Final rule. · Published 2017-08-09 · Effective 2017-08-09 · 82 FR 37171
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-16786
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 37171
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2017-08-09
- **Effective date:** 2017-08-09
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. AMS-LPS-16-0051
## Abstract

This final rule amends the scope and applicability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) uniform rules of practice governing adjudicatory proceedings to include actions initiated under subtitles B and D of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (1946 Act).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/09/2017-16786/rules-of-practice-governing-formal-adjudicatory-proceedings-instituted-by-the-secretary-under)
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