13-188-2 Me. Code R. § 30

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 188-2-30 - Aquaculture Lease Hearing Procedures

1. General Conduct

The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the adjudicatory proceeding provisions of 5 M.R.S.A. Chapter 375. At any time prior to the hearing, the presiding officer may require that all or part of the testimony to be offered at the hearing be filed with the Department in written form at a prescribed time prior to the hearing. All persons offering testimony in written form must be present at the hearing and subject to cross-examination. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent oral testimony at a scheduled hearing by any member of the public who is not a party.

2. Continuance

All hearings conducted pursuant to these regulations may be continued by the presiding officer for reasonable cause and reconvened from time to time and place to place by the presiding officer. The presiding officer shall provide reasonable notice to the parties and the public of the time and place of such reconvened hearing.

13-188 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 30