Order to Show Cause

(a)Before denying, suspending, revoking or refusing to renew a registration, DPHSS shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, suspended or revoked, or the renewal refused. The order must state its grounds and direct the applicant or registrant to appear before DPHSS at a specified time and place not less than thirty

(30)days after the date of service of the order. In case of a refusal to renew a registration, the order must he served not later than thirty

(30)days before expiration of the registration. The proceedings must be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law, 5 GCA § 9100, et seq. The proceedings do not preclude any criminal prosecution or other proceeding. A proceedings to refuse to renew a registration does not affect the existing registration, which remains in effect until completion of the proceedings.

(b)DPHSS may suspend, without an order to show cause, a registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under § 67.304, or if renewal, of registration is refused, upon finding that there is an imminent danger to the public health and safety which warrants the action. The suspension continues in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings, including judicial review, unless earlier by DPHSS or dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction.