Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 19, May 11, 2024
Section 165.181 - Investigation and special procedures(a) The Commission shall have the right at any time to convene and conduct such investigatory hearings as it may deem necessary and appropriate to the proper administration of the Act or of the provisions of this part. All other rules set forth herein shall apply to such hearings, provided, however, that notices of investigatory hearings need not specify which, if any, rules are believed to have been violated. Such notice shall, however, set forth the general scope of the inquiry to be conducted.(b) The Commission shall also have the right to supersede the proceedings of any Board of Stewards under its jurisdiction at any time either upon its own motion or upon request of a Board of Stewards. Such superseding may be upon an interim or final basis and the Commission may make a partial adjudication and refer the remaining issues back to the Board of Stewards or may assume full and complete jurisdiction for all further purposes as it alone may deem appropriate and necessary.(c) No process, requirement of a report, inspection, or other investigative act or demand shall be issued, made, or enforced in any manner or for any purpose except as authorized by law. Every person compelled to submit data or evidence shall be entitled to retain, or procure, on payment of lawfully prescribed cost, a copy or transcript thereof.The provisions of this § 165.181 amended September 16, 1977, effective 9/17/1977, 7 Pa.B. 2651. This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 163.271 (relating to claimant of horse in dispute).