Section 269.075

Title XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Chapter 269

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   

  269.075.  Qualifications for permit — grounds for refusal of issuance, review, notice. — 1.  Permits provided for in this chapter shall be granted only to those persons, corporations, and associations who are competent to operate or maintain a dead animal transportation service or dead animal substation in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only then after the applicant has provided satisfactory proof to the department that he has satisfied all requirements imposed upon him by this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

  2.  The state veterinarian may refuse to issue a permit to any person known by him to be guilty of any of the acts or practices specified in this chapter or to any person previously permitted whose permit has been revoked or to any association or copartnership of which such person is a member, or to any corporation of which such person is an officer or in which as a stockholder such person has or exercises a controlling interest either directly or indirectly.

  3.  Any person denied a permit or the right to be examined shall be notified by the state veterinarian in writing stating the reasons for the denial or refusal to examine the application and inform the person so denied or refused of his right to request a hearing, conducted pursuant to chapter 536, to determine whether or not he is qualified to be licensed or permitted.  All notices hereunder shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the applicant.

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(L. 1992 H.B. 878)