(1) Any interested person may petition the Commission requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule. The petition shall:
- (a) be submitted in writing;
- (b) include an exact statement of the proposed rule, amendment or identification of a rule to be repealed;
- (c) include the pertinent facts, data, opinions or arguments in support of the petitioner's position.
- (2) Within sixty days after submission of a petition, the Commission shall initiate rule-making proceedings or shall deny the petition in writing on the merits, stating its reasons for the denial.
- (3) A petition requesting adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule shall not be considered by the Commission if the subject of the petition is the same or similar to the subject presented in another petition considered by the Commission within the previous twelve months.
Author: Unknown, Wallace D. Mills
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-8.
History: Filed May 6, 1983.