Section 15071.

(a) Unless otherwise specified, any violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to it is a misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation.

(b) The director may, after a hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a license for any violation of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant thereto.

(c) Upon calling a hearing, the director shall serve notice personally or by mail to the licensee specifying the time and place at least 10 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, the director may do all of the following:

(1) Administer oaths and hear testimony.

(2) Issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of the licensee and witnesses.

(3) Compel the disclosure of the licensee and any witness of all the facts known to him or her regarding the case. In no instance shall any employee of the Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Branch serve as the hearing officer in any case under this section.

(d) After the loss of a license, the person so deprived has the right to appeal this action to the director.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 238, Sec. 16.)