(a) (1) The State Plant Board may temporarily suspend a dealer's license without a hearing if the board determines that the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate action.
(2) If the board temporarily suspends a dealer's license under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the board shall notify the dealer immediately by certified mail of the temporary suspension and the date, time, and location of the hearing to be held under subdivision (a)(3) of this section.
(3) If a dealer's license is temporarily suspended under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a hearing on the suspension of the dealer's license shall be held within ten (10) days of the temporary suspension of the dealer's license.
(b) (1) Based on the information contained in the complaint submitted against a dealer, the board may suspend the license of the dealer without a hearing five (5) days after sending written notice by certified mail, nonrestricted delivery, to the dealer if the dealer:
(A) Does not have the required bond on file with the board; or
(B) Refuses to submit to an audit or inspection by the board under this chapter.
(2) A suspension of a dealer's license under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not exceed sixty (60) days without a hearing.
(c) A hearing under this section and an appeal of the board's decision to suspend a dealer's license under this section is governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, ยง 25-15-201 et seq.
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