21 C.F.R. § 1316.80 Time for filing petitions.
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
(a) In order to be considered as seasonably filed, a petition for remission or mitigation of forfeiture should be filed within 30 days of the receipt of the notice of seizure. If a petition for remission or mitigation of forfeiture has not been received within 30 days of the notice of seizure, the property will either be placed in official service or sold as soon as it is forfeited. Once property is placed in official use, or is sold, a petition for remission or mitigation of forfeiture can no longer be accepted. (b) A petition for restoration of proceeds of sale, or for the value of property placed in official use, must be filed within 90 days of the sale of the property, or within 90 days of the date the property is placed in official use. (Authority: Secs. 613, 618, 46 Stat. 756, 757, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1613, 1618); Pub. L. 98–473, Pub. L. 98–573) [36 FR 7820, Apr. 24, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973, and amended at 49 FR 50643, Dec. 31, 1984]
Title 21: Food and Drugs
PART 1316—ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES
Subpart E—Seizure, Forfeiture, and Disposition of Property
§ 1316.80 Time for filing petitions.