---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 6008"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "6008"
heading: "Petition and review"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/6008"
units:
  - "Chapter 89 — Pecan Promotion and Research"
---

# §6008. Petition and review

- (a) **Petition—**
  - (1) **In general—** A [person](/usc/7/6002.md?p=17) subject to a plan issued under this chapter may file with the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21) a petition—
    - (A) stating that the plan, any provision of the plan, or any obligation imposed in connection with the plan is not in accordance with law; and
    - (B) requesting a modification of the plan or an exemption from the plan.
  - (2) **Hearings—** The petitioner shall be given the opportunity for a hearing on the petition, on the record and in accordance with regulations issued by the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21).
  - (3) **Ruling—** After such hearing, the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21) shall make a ruling on the petition, which shall be final if in accordance with law.
- (b) **Review—**
  - (1) **Commencement of action—** The [district](/usc/7/6002.md?p=6) courts of the [United States](/usc/7/6002.md?p=26) in any [district](/usc/7/6002.md?p=6) in which a [person](/usc/7/6002.md?p=17) who is a petitioner under [subsection (a)](#a) resides or carries on business are hereby vested with jurisdiction to review the ruling on such [person](/usc/7/6002.md?p=17)’s petition, if a complaint for that purpose is filed within 20 days after the date of the entry of a ruling by the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21) under [subsection (a)](#a).
  - (2) **Process—** Service of process in such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
  - (3) **Remands—** If the court determines that such ruling is not in accordance with law, the court shall remand the matter to the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21) with directions either—
    - (A) to make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law; or
    - (B) to take such further proceedings as, in the opinion of the court, the law requires.
  - (4) **Enforcement—** The pendency of proceedings instituted under [subsection (a)](#a) shall not impede, hinder, or delay the Attorney General or the [Secretary](/usc/7/6002.md?p=21) from taking any action under [section 6009 of this title](/usc/7/6009.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1913, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3850.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.