Sec.21a-408-31. Refusal to renew or issue a license or registration of a dispensary facility, dispensary facility employee, producer, production facility employee, laboratory employee or research program employee

(a) If the commissioner refuses to renew a dispensary facility license, producer license, or laboratory license, the department shall, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, sections 4-166 to 4-189, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, notify the licensee of its refusal and set a day and place of a hearing thereon giving the licensee reasonable notice in advance thereof. If, at or after such hearing, the commissioner refuses to renew the license, the department shall promptly provide notice of such decision to such licensee. 

(b) Upon refusal to issue or renew a license or registration required under sections 21a-408-13 to 21a-408-25, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, other than dispensary facility licenses and producer licenses, the department shall provide the applicant, licensee or registrant with notice of the grounds for the refusal to issue or renew such person’s license or registration and shall inform the person of the right to request a hearing. 

(1) Upon receipt of such notice, the applicant, licensee or registrant may request a hearing, which request shall be submitted to the department in writing not more than ten calendar days after the date of the notice. 

(2) If a request for a hearing is made within the ten-day period, the department shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, sections 4-166 to 4-189, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. 

(3) If the applicant, licensee or registrant does not request a hearing in writing within the ten-day period, the applicant shall be deemed to have waived the right to a hearing.

(Effective September 6, 2013; Amended August 28, 2018)