Sec. 16. (a) The director may revoke, suspend, deny, or refuse to issue any license or agent‘s registration under that license if the applicant or holder of that license has:

(1) been convicted of a felony;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-16

  • Agent: means an individual who represents a timber buyer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases of timber. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
  • Department: means the department of natural resources. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
  • Director: means the director of the department of natural resources. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Timber: means trees, standing or felled, and logs which can be used for sawing or processing into lumber for building or structural purposes or for the manufacture of any article. See Indiana Code 25-36.5-1-1
(2) violated any provision of this chapter; or

(3) violated any rule or regulation of the department promulgated under this chapter.

Revocation or suspension of a license or an agent’s registration shall be determined by the director after an administrative hearing as provided in subsection (d).

     (b) The director may suspend a license for not more than ninety (90) days before a final adjudication if the director finds that the holder of a timber buyer’s license poses a clear and immediate danger to public health, safety, or property if allowed to continue to operate.

     (c) The director may renew a suspension under subsection (b) for a period of not more than ninety (90) days. There is no limit to the number of times the director may renew a suspension.

     (d) A proceeding under this chapter to revoke, suspend, deny, or refuse to issue a license shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by IC 4-21.5-3.

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.274, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.141-2022, SEC.54.

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