{"data":{"id":"us/9-cfr-70.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"9 CFR 70.1","heading":"Scope and applicability of rules of practice.","body":"The Uniform Rules of Practice for the Department of Agriculture promulgated in subpart H of part 1, subtitle A, title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, are the Rules of Practice applicable to adjudicatory, administrative proceedings under the following statutory provisions:\nAct of May 29, 1884, commonly known as the Animal Industry Act, section 7, as amended (21 U.S.C. 117),\nAct of February 2, 1903, commonly known as the Cattle Contagious Diseases Act of 1903, Section 3, as amended (21 U.S.C. 122),\nAct of March 3, 1905, Section 6, as amended (21 U.S.C. 127),\nAct of July 2, 1962, Section 6(a), as amended (21 U.S.C. 134e).\nThe Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.).\nSections 901-905 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note).\nIn addition, the Supplemental Rules of Practice set forth in subpart B of this part shall be applicable to such proceedings.","path":["Title 9—Animals and Animal Products","CHAPTER I—ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER C—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS (INCLUDING POULTRY) AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS","PART 70—RULES OF PRACTICE GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS UNDER CERTAIN ACTS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"3d40cd41b36df040c157a23e5954d9d668b4c4c7a0e84cc0e5fd6c3d9a4b6def","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/9-cfr-56.10","next":"us/9-cfr-70.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}