New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Vet - Board of Veterinary Medicine
Chapter Vet 200 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Vet 207 - WAIVER OF SUBSTANTIVE RULES
Section Vet 207.01 - Petitions for Waiver
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Any interested person may request the board to waive any rule not covered by Vet 202.08 by filing an original and 2 copies of a petition pursuant to Vet 203.01(b) which clearly identifies the rule in question and sets forth specific facts and arguments which support the requested waiver. No statutory requirements shall be waived.
(b) Petitions for waivers of substantive rules shall address whether:
(c) If examination of the petition reveals that the proposed relief might substantially affect other persons, the board shall require service of the petition on such persons and advise them that they may file a reply to the petition which includes the following:
(d) The petitioner shall provide such further information or participate in such evidentiary or other proceedings, as ordered by the board after reviewing the petition and any replies received.
(e) A petition for waiver of a rule which does not allege material facts, which, if true, would be sufficient to support the requested waiver, shall be denied without prior notice or further hearing.
(f) The board shall initiate a waiver or suspension of a substantive rule upon its own motion by providing affected parties with notice and an opportunity to be heard and issuing an order which finds that waiver would be consistent with the criteria of (b), above.
(g) For the purposes of this section, good cause shall be deemed to exist if, at a minimum, the petitioner has demonstrated that:
(h) The board shall approve a waiver of an administrative rule request, for the time period requested, only if: