{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-202.210","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 202.210","heading":"Stipulations.","body":"(a) The Administrator may enter into a stipulation with any person operating subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, as amended (P\u0026S Act), prior to issuing a complaint that seeks a civil penalty against that person.\n(1) The Administrator will give the person notice of an alleged violation of the P\u0026S Act or regulations and provide an opportunity for a hearing;\n(2) The person has the option to expressly waive the opportunity for a hearing and agree to pay a specified civil penalty within a designated time;\n(3) The Administrator will agree to settle the matter by accepting payment of the specified civil penalty within a designated time;\n(4) If the person does not agree to the stipulation, or does not pay the penalty within the specified time, the Administrator may issue an administrative complaint citing the alleged violation; and\n(5) The civil penalty that the Administrator proposed in a stipulation agreement has no bearing on the civil penalty amount that may be sought in a formal administrative proceeding against the same person for the same alleged violation.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER II—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 202—RULES OF PRACTICE GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-9.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:03Z","sha256":"e7c9fa0cfb05053308c4d344b1317afb67bf4204de3d1f2395c74ba3c22dc6c2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-202.200","next":"us/9-cfr-203.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}