852 ARTICLE 65A.
either on its own motion or upon complaint filed with the Commission in
writing by any interested person, when satisfied of the existence of any
of the following facts:
(a) That the producer has repeatedly violated any sanitary regulation
or law;
(b) That the producer is or has been wilfully guilty of any violation
of this Article or any rule or regulation with respect to the marketing of
milk adopted and/or approved by the Commission pursuant to this Article,
or has either directly or indirectly by any method or device, whether by a
discount or rebate or free service or advertising allowance or a combined
price for milk together with another commodity or commodities or service
or services, or otherwise deviated or attempted to deviate from any prices
established pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
1935, ch. 310, sec. 7.
7. Before declining to grant a license or permit or conditioning or
limiting a license or permit, or suspending or revoking a license or permit
previously granted, the Commission shall give notice to the applicant or
licensee or permit holder personally or by registered mail, and afford to
him an opportunity to appear and be heard with respect thereto at a time
and place specified in such notice. Such applicant or licensee or permit
holder shall have the right to be so heard in person or by attorney, and
to offer evidence pertinent to the subject of the hearing, and to that and1
to invoke the powers of the Commission with respect to the compulsory
attendance of witnesses and the production of books, accounts, papers,
records and documents. A duly certified copy of the order of the Com-
mission upon such hearing shall be served on the applicant or licensee or
permit holder in the manner provided by sub-paragraph (g) of section 3
of this Article.
1935, ch. 310, sec. 8.
8. Any applicant, licensee, permit holder or any interested person who
shall have filed a complaint with the Commission or intervened in any
complaints pending before the Commission, deeming himself aggrieved by
any action of the Commission taken pursuant to section 6 of this Article,
may within ten days after receipt of a copy of the order of the Commis-
sion file an appeal to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City or the Circuit
Court for any county sitting as a Court of Equity, in which the business
of the applicant or licensee or permit holder is or is to be conducted, which
shall have jurisdiction to reverse, vacate or modify the order complained
of if such court is of the opinion that such order was unlawful or un-
reasonable. In such appeal the Maryland Milk Control Commission shall
be the defendant and such appeal shall set forth the grounds of said
appeal. Upon the filing of said appeal with the Commission it shall forth-
with transmit to the Clerk of such court a transcript of the records of the
1 Word "end" apparently intended.
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