---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.163"
title: "7"
number: "1.163"
heading: "The complaint."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.163"
---

# §1.163. The complaint.


The complaint shall state briefly all allegations of fact which constitute a basis for the proceeding, and shall designate a time and place for the hearing in the matter, which shall be at least 30 days after the service of the complaint upon the respondent.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 291, 292; 7 CFR 2.35, 2.41.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 6587, Jan. 29, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.