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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 08.02.14.12" title_num="08" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="14" heading="Suspension or Revocation of Permits.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department may suspend or revoke a permit of a permittee who violates the terms or conditions of the aquaculture permit, these regulations, or the laws governing aquaculture in Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the Department has reason to believe that a permittee is violating the permit, these regulations, or any of the laws governing aquaculture, the Department shall issue a notice of violation to the permittee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A notice of violation shall set forth the facts which the Department believes warrant suspension or revocation of the permit and give the permittee an opportunity to request a contested case hearing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the contested case procedures set forth in State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland and COMAR 08.01.04.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as preventing the Department from seeking any appropriate form of judicial relief against a permittee.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>