{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.216","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.216","heading":"If I serve a subpoena, must I also submit information in accordance with § 1.214?","body":"Yes. A subpoena shall be served in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or applicable state procedure, as appropriate. If you serve a subpoena, including a subpoena duces tecum, together with the subpoena you must also submit information in accordance with § 1.214. If you serve a subpoena on the Department or a Department employee before submitting information in accordance with § 1.214 of this subpart, the Department may oppose the subpoena on the grounds that you failed to follow the requirements of this subpart.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart K—Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"3d7bbeca90bb0d33704f2c61242dc81839f2d89d00e7b56983c44118abbb6fef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.215","next":"us/7-cfr-1.217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}