Section Agr 202.01 - DefinitionsThe following words shall have the meanings indicated when used in this chapter:
(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets & food or designated agent.(b) "Complaint" means a written statement or documented telephone call containing allegations of an offense.(c) "Department" means the department of agriculture, markets & food.(d) "Division head" means the head of a division in the department of agriculture, markets & food.(e) "Filing" means submitting a written document to the department by first class mail or in person.(f) "Hearing" means a formal adjudicatory proceeding, which allows both sides to be heard, conducted by the commissioner or his designated hearings officer in contested cases. The term does not include declaratory rulings or rulemaking.(g) "Hearings officer" means a person designated by the commissioner to conduct hearings and issue final decisions.(h) "Informal proceeding" means a meeting with the division head, in person or by telephone, in which the notice of violation and possibility of settlement is discussed.(i) "Motion" means any request by a party to a proceeding for an order relating to that proceeding.(j) "Order" means a document issued by the department:(1) Requiring a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something; or(2) Determining a person's rights to a license or some other property or privilege established by RSA 425-438 or the rules of this chapter.(k) "Petition" means a request to the department by any person seeking an order or any other action or relief, but does not include a license application or a motion.(l) "Presiding officer" means the commissioner, hearings officer or division head when conducting a formal or informal hearing.(m) "Rulemaking" means the statutory procedures for the formulation of a rule set forth in RSA 541-A:3 et seq.N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 202.01
#2298, eff 2-17-83; ss by #2855, eff 9-24-84, EXPIRED 9-24-90
New. #6299, eff 7-25-96, EXPIRED: 7-25-04
New. #8309-A, eff 3-24-05