The Board may (for such period, or indefinitely, as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act) refuse to provide, or withdraw, inspection service under Sections 1 through 16 of this act with respect to any establishment if it determines, after opportunity for a hearing is accorded to the applicant for, or recipient of, such service, that such applicant or recipient is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection under Sections 1 through 16 of this act because the applicant or recipient, or anyone responsibly connected with the applicant or recipient, has been convicted, in any federal or state court of (1) any felony, or (2) more than one (1) violation of any law, other than a felony, based upon the acquiring, handling, or distributing of unwholesome, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged food or upon fraud in connection with transactions in food. This section shall not affect in any way other provisions of this act for withdrawal of inspection services under Sections 1 through 16 from establishments failing to maintain sanitary conditions or to destroy condemned carcasses, parts, meat or meat food products.

For the purpose of this section a person shall be deemed to be responsibly connected with the business if he was a partner, officer, director, holder, or owner of ten percent (10%) or more of its voting stock or employee in a managerial or executive capacity. The determination and order of the Board with respect thereto under this section shall be final and conclusive unless the affected applicant for, or recipient of, inspection service files application for judicial review within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such order in the appropriate court as provided in Section 25. Judicial review of any such order shall be upon the record upon which the determination and order are based.

Laws 1968, c. 63, § 22, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968.