{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-2443","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 2443","heading":"Initial appeal","body":"When an application for plant variety protection has been refused by the Plant Variety Protection Office, the applicant may appeal to the Secretary. The Secretary shall seek the advice of the Plant Variety Protection Board on all appeals, before deciding the appeal.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 57—PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"6609e7ac692d68a3efe83d25c6e816058419edeebe659d0bba4d27493525b410","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-2442","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-2461"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}