Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-A - Rules of Procedure
Chapter 131 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
HEARINGS AND CONFERENCES
Section 131.31 - Conferences
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The Secretary, on his own motion or on motion of a party, may hold a conference either prior to or during a hearing for the purpose of considering offers of settlement, adjustment of the proceeding or an issue therein, or other matters to expedite the orderly conduct and disposition of a hearing.
(b) Stipulations of the parties or rulings of the Secretary as a result of the conference shall be binding upon the parties.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supplement 1 Pa. Code § §35.111 and 35.114 (relating to conferences to adjust, settle or expedite proceedings; and authority of presiding officer at conference).