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<section number="32-237" name="Permit Suspension and Revocation" law="code" slug="sec-32-237" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_32WAREPRGRCO_DIV5NOWEPROR_S32-237PESURE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Grounds for Permit Suspension or Revocation.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department may suspend or revoke a Unified Nontidal Wetland Permit, after written notice to the permittee, if the Department determines that any of the following has occurred:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>The permittee has failed to post the bond required under Section 32-232(b);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>The permittee has failed to comply with the requirements of an administrative action or order under this Ordinance or for a violation of this Ordinance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>The permit application misrepresented or failed to disclose a relevant or material fact;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="D">
        <text>The requirements of the permit have been violated;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="E">
        <text>There has been substantial deviation from the plans, specifications or requirements of the permit or the Letter of Authorization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="F">
        <text>The permittee has prevented a representative of the Department from entering the activity site to make reasonable inspections; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="G">
        <text>The permittee's rights under the permit have not vested and new information, changes in site conditions, or amended regulatory requirements necessitate revocation or suspension.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Written notice.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided for under Subsection (d), Emergency Action, the Department may not suspend or revoke a nontidal wetland permit or Letter of Authorization unless the Department notifies a permittee of the suspension or revocation by certified mail. The notice shall include:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>The specific facts that warrant the suspension or revocation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>An opportunity for the permittee to appeal the action.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Hearings.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Upon receipt of written notice to suspend or revoke a permit, the permittee shall have ten (10) days to request a contested case hearing.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hearing under this Subsection shall be conducted according to Section 32-221(c).</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the Department does not receive a request for a hearing, the permit shall be revoked or suspended.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Emergency Action.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department may order the immediate suspension or revocation of a permit or Letter of Authorization if the Department:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Finds that public health, safety or welfare requires the emergency action; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Promptly gives the permittee written notice of the emergency action.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A notice of emergency action shall include a statement of:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>The specific facts upon which the emergency action is based; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>The permittee's opportunity to be heard in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
