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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-11A-17" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="On–site Wastewater Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 9–11A–16 of this subtitle it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If, after due notice, the applicant or licensee against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
