La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XVII-167

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XVII-167 - Public Hearing on Cancellation of Registration/Denial of Application for Renewal of Registration

A. The commission shall not cancel a registrant nor deny a renewal of registration without an adjudicatory hearing.

B. When the commission determines that just cause may exist to cancel or deny renewal or registration, the commission shall give written notice to the registrant of intent to conduct adjudicatory hearing on the matter. The notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the date on which the hearing shall be held and shall contain all of the facts required under R.S. 49:950 et seq. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registrant at the last address provided by the registrant.

C. An adjudicatory hearing on the cancellation of a registration and/or denial of renewal of registration shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of R.S. 49:950 et seq., specifically the rules of evidence set forth in R.S. 49:956. The registrant shall have the right to counsel of his own choosing at any such public hearing.

D. If a controversy still exists at the conclusion of any such adjudicatory hearing called for cancellation of registration and/or denial of renewal of registration, the registrant may appeal the matter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, provided that all such matters shall be lodged in the parish in which the commission is domiciled.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XVII-167

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Feed Commission, LR 11:228 (March 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 38:2527 (October 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1392, R.S. 3:1393 and R.S. 3:1400.