Sec. 08.02.14.12. Suspension or Revocation of Permits

A. The Department may suspend or revoke a permit of a permittee who violates the terms or conditions of the aquaculture permit, these regulations, or the laws governing aquaculture in Maryland.

B. If the Department has reason to believe that a permittee is violating the permit, these regulations, or any of the laws governing aquaculture, the Department shall issue a notice of violation to the permittee.

C. A notice of violation shall set forth the facts which the Department believes warrant suspension or revocation of the permit and give the permittee an opportunity to request a contested case hearing.

D. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the contested case procedures set forth in State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland and COMAR 08.01.04.

E. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as preventing the Department from seeking any appropriate form of judicial relief against a permittee.