75-44-23 - Issuance of license; hearing on denial of license.
§ 75-44-23. Issuance of license; hearing on denial of license.
(1) Upon satisfaction of Sections 75-44-9 through 75-44-21, and 75-44-29 through 75-44-33, and any applicable regulations by an applicant, the commissioner shall issue a license to operate a grain warehouse.
(2) If after proper application, the commissioner denies any person, partnership, association or corporation a license to operate a grain warehouse, the commissioner shall transmit immediately to said applicant by certified mail an order so providing which shall state the reasons for said denial. In the event the applicant is dissatisfied at the decision of the commissioner, the applicant may request a hearing within ninety (90) days with the commissioner to appear and defend its compliance with all appropriate regulations and/or give evidence that all deficiencies have been corrected. If after said hearing, the commissioner denies applicant a license, the commissioner shall transmit immediately to applicant by certified mail an order so providing which shall state the reasons for said denial. In the event the applicant is dissatisfied at the decision of the commissioner after the hearing, the applicant may appeal to the chancery court of the county where the grain warehouse is located within thirty (30) days of the date of said order in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of Section 75-44-25.
Sources: Laws, 1977, ch. 409, § 12; Laws, 1981, ch. 354, § 9, eff from and after July 1, 1981.