Arbitration hearing

Upon receipt of the complaint and filing fee and after the time allowed for the filing and service of an answer, the commissioner shall submit a dispute involving a seed transaction to the chair of the board along with all documents received from the parties. The chair shall convene a hearing of the board for the purpose of gathering information from all parties to the dispute. The initial hearing must be held within sixty days after the date the commissioner received the complaint, unless a party to the dispute requests and receives, for good cause, an extension of time from the chair. The board may, following the initial hearing, hold additional hearings if necessary before submission of a final arbitration report.