---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 990.40"
title: "7"
number: "990.40"
heading: "General adverse action appeal process."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/990.40"
---

# §990.40. General adverse action appeal process.

- (a) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a license application under the USDA hemp production program may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.
- (b) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a license renewal under the USDA hemp production program may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.
- (c) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the revocation or suspension of a USDA hemp production license may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.
- (d) States and Indian Tribes that believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a proposed State or Tribal hemp plan may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1639o note, 1639p, 1639q, 1639r.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 5680, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted.