Section 53-7-63 - Request for formal hearing by aggrieved party; authority to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, examine witnesses and conduct hearing(1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, any interested party aggrieved by any action of the Permit Board taken under this chapter may request a formal hearing before the Permit Board as provided in Section 49-17-29. Any person aggrieved by any action of the commission taken under this chapter may request a formal hearing before the commission as provided in Section 49-17-41. Any person who participated as a party in a formal hearing before the Permit Board may appeal from a final decision of the Permit Board made under this chapter as provided in Section 49-17-29. Any person who participated as a party in a formal hearing before the commission may appeal from a final decision of the commission made under this chapter as provided in Section 49-17-41.(2)(a) Any public hearing of the Permit Board provided for under this chapter shall be deemed to be the same hearing as otherwise afforded to any interested party by the Permit Board under Section 49-17-29. Any formal hearing of the Permit Board provided for under this chapter shall be deemed to be the same hearing as otherwise afforded to any interested party by the Permit Board under Section 49-17-29.(b) Any public hearing of the commission provided for under this chapter shall be deemed to be the same hearing as afforded under Section 49-17-35. Any formal hearing of the commission provided for under this chapter shall be deemed to be the same hearing as afforded under Section 49-17-41.(3)(a) In conducting any formal hearing under this chapter, the Permit Board shall have the same authority to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, examine witnesses under oath and conduct the hearing as provided in Section 49-17-29.(b) In conducting any formal hearing under this chapter the commission shall have the same authority to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, examine witnesses under oath and conduct the hearing as provided in Section 49-17-41.Laws, 1977, ch. 476, § 18(6); Laws, 1995, ch. 627, § 11; Laws, 2002, ch. 492, § 29, eff. 7/1/2002.