§1456. Cancellation of permit

The permit to operate the sales rings may be canceled by the Administrative District Court pursuant to Title 4, chapter 25 5.

Sec. 22. 7 MRSA §2955, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §141, is amended to read:

The Administrative District Court as designated by Title 4, chapter 25 5 may, upon proper evidence, decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted upon due notice and after hearing. Violation of this chapter or of any order, rule or regulation made, or conviction of violating any other law or regulation of the State relating to the production, distribution and sale of milk, shall be is sufficient cause to suspend, revoke or withhold such license.

Sec. 23. 7 MRSA §3152, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 447, §5, is amended to read:

4-A. Eligible marketing cooperative. "Eligible marketing cooperative" means an association of milk producers organized to negotiate producer prices higher than the minimum producer prices established pursuant to the New England Milk Marketing Order and which the commissioner has determined will not, through its operation, evade, impair or undermine the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding Title 4, section 1151 152, subsection 2 9 and Title 5, section 10051, subsection 1, the commissioner may revoke the eligible status of a marketing cooperative upon a determination that it has through its operation evaded, impaired or undermined the purposes of this chapter.

Sec. 24. 7 MRSA §3155-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 447, §12, is amended to read:

4. Administrative enforcement. When the commissioner, after such investigation as he deems the commissioner determines appropriate, believes that a violation of this section has occurred, he the commissioner may order the eligible marketing cooperative to cease that violation. In lieu of, or in addition to, such an order and notwithstanding Title 4, section 1151 152, subsection 2 9 and Title 5, section 10051, subsection 1, the commissioner may also revoke the eligible status of the cooperative for purposes of this chapter for a period not to exceed one year for a first violation, 2 years for a 2nd violation and permanently for a 3rd or subsequent violation. Before issuing such an order or revoking a cooperative's