{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-900.53","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 900.53","heading":"Withdrawal of petition.","body":"If, at any time after the petition is filed, the petitioner desires to withdraw the same, he shall file with the hearing clerk (or, if filed during the course of a hearing, with the judge) a written request for permission to withdraw. The judge may, in his discretion, thereupon dismiss the petition without further procedure: Provided, That, if the request to withdraw is filed after a hearing has been opened, permission to withdraw shall be granted only in exceptional circumstances.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER IX—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 900—GENERAL REGULATIONS","Subpart D—Procedural Requirements Governing Proceedings on Petitions To Modify or To Be Exempted From Marketing Orders"],"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":"4a60368ffe2a851ba92be27bff9a789c91f211520cfe385ccf849e0ed1cedc11","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-900.52b","next":"us/7-cfr-900.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}