The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration on any of the following grounds:
a. Material misstatement in the application for original registration;b. Wilful disregard or violation of this Act or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;c. Wilfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this Act or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;d. For a holder of a certificate of registration, conviction of any felony, if the Department determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust; for an applicant for a certificate of registration, the Department may refuse to issue a certificate of registration based on a conviction of a felony if the Department determines in accordance with Section 7.1 that such conviction will impair the ability of the applicant to engage in the position for which a certificate of registration is sought;e. For a holder of a certificate of registration, conviction of any crime an essential element of which is misstatement, fraud or dishonesty; for an applicant for a certificate of registration, the Department may refuse to issue a certificate of registration based on conviction of a misdemeanor directly related to the practice of the profession if the Department determines in accordance with Section 7.1 that such conviction will impair the ability of the applicant to engage in the position for which a certificate of registration is sought;f. Conviction of a violation of any law of Illinois relating to the purchase of livestock or any Departmental rule or regulation pertaining thereto;g. Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises of a character likely to influence, persuade or induce in connection with the business conducted under this Act;h. Pursuing a continued course of misrepresentation of or making false promises through advertising, salesman, agent or otherwise in connection with the business conducted under this Act;i. Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or to meet the requirements of this Act;j. Failure to pay for livestock within 24 hours after purchase, except as otherwise provided in Section 16;k. If Department audit determines the registrant to be insolvent; or l. Issuance of checks for payment of livestock when funds are insufficient.Amended by P.A. 100-0286,§ 75, eff. 1/1/2018.