---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 7106"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "7106"
heading: "Petition and review"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/7106"
units:
  - "Chapter 99 — Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information"
---

# §7106. Petition and review

- (a) **Petition—**
  - (1) **In general—** A [person](/usc/7/7102.md?p=16) subject to an [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15) issued under this chapter may file with the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) a petition—
    - (A) stating that the [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15), any provision of the [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15), or any obligation imposed in connection with the [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15) is not established in accordance with law; and
    - (B) requesting a modification of the [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15) or an exemption from the [order](/usc/7/7102.md?p=15).
  - (2) **Hearings—** The petitioner shall be given an opportunity for a hearing on the petition, in accordance with regulations issued by the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25).
  - (3) **Ruling—** After the hearing, the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) shall make a ruling on the petition. The ruling shall be final if the ruling is in accordance with law.
- (b) **Review—**
  - (1) **Commencement of action—** The district court of the [United States](/usc/7/7102.md?p=30) for any district in which a [person](/usc/7/7102.md?p=16) who is a petitioner under [subsection (a)](#a) resides or carries on business shall have jurisdiction to review the ruling on the petition of the [person](/usc/7/7102.md?p=16), if a complaint for that purpose is filed not later than 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling by the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) under [subsection (a)(3)](#a-3).
  - (2) **Process—** Service of process in a proceeding may be conducted on the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) by delivering a copy of the complaint to the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25), under such rules or regulations as are considered necessary by the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) to facilitate the service of process.
  - (3) **Remands—** If the court determines that the ruling is not in accordance with law, the court shall remand the matter to the [Secretary](/usc/7/7102.md?p=25) with directions—
    - (A) to make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law; or
    - (B) to take such further action as, in the opinion of the court, the law requires.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–407, § 7, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4224.)