Sec. 6.

(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 sections 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 sections 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.

History: 1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 160, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 63, Eff. May 31, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 171, Eff. Oct. 20, 1992