(1) The refusal to issue, cancellation or suspension of, a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930, chapter 436, 46 Stat. 531, 7 U.S.C. § 499a to 499b and 499c to 499t, or a license to operate as a wholesale potato dealer in any state may constitute grounds for the same action in this state at the discretion of the director. If a licensee or applicant for a license employs in a position as buyer or agent a person who has held a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930 or a license to operate as a wholesale potato dealer in any state, and this license has been refused, canceled, or suspended, this action may constitute a ground, at the discretion of the director, for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license in this state.
  (2) The director may order a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to determine whether to revoke or suspend a license for failure to comply with this act, the act governing the grading or labeling of potatoes, Act No. 29 of the Public Acts of 1970, as amended, being section 290.421 to 290.430 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or any rules promulgated under this act and may revoke a license for cause following a hearing.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.456

  • Director: means the director of the department of agriculture and his or her authorized agents and representatives. See Michigan Laws 290.451
  • Person: means a corporation, company, association, cooperative organization, partnership, individual, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 290.451
  • Potatoes: means any variety of Irish potatoes in fresh form included in the species solanum tuberosum. See Michigan Laws 290.451
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Wholesale potato dealer: means a person who buys potatoes in wholesale lots directly from a grower or grower cooperative or who sells or handles those potatoes in wholesale lots for the purpose of processing or resale to other wholesale potato dealers, retailers, restaurants, hotels, institutions, or hospitals. See Michigan Laws 290.451
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