Decision to initiate proceedings

Decision to initiate proceedings.

Decision to initiate proceedings. The secretary may, in consultation with the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, initiate proceedings to adopt, amend or repeal a marketing order. To initiate proceedings, the secretary shall hold a public hearing on the proposal, as provided under ss. 96.05 and 96.06 , Stats., and this subchapter. The decision to initiate proceedings may be made in response to a petition under s. 96.05 (2) , Stats., or on the secretary’s own motion. A decision to proceed on the secretary’s own motion may be made in response to a request by any person. A decision to initiate proceedings shall be made in writing, and set forth the basis for the decision. A decision to initiate proceedings may be withheld until the sponsors of a proposal have complied with any requirements established by the secretary under s. ATCP 140.13 .