---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 869.9"
title: "7"
number: "869.9"
heading: "Dispute resolution and arbitration of private parties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/869.9"
---

# §869.9. Dispute resolution and arbitration of private parties.

- (a) A person may initiate legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction concerning a claim for noncompliance or an unresolved dispute with respect to activities authorized under the Act.
- (b) Any claim for noncompliance or an unresolved dispute between a warehouse operator or provider and another party with respect to activities authorized under the Act may be resolved by the parties through mutually agreed-upon arbitration procedures or as may be prescribed in the applicable licensing or provider agreement. No arbitration determination or award will affect AMS's authority under the Act.
- (c) In no case will USDA provide assistance or representation to parties involved in an arbitration proceeding arising with respect to activities authorized under the Act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 50783, Aug. 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 84 FR 45645, Aug. 30, 2019.