HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1989

the third and sixth sentences of § 206.

4-608. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.

AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
TO THE DEPARTMENT ON THE FORM THAT THE SECRETARY REQUIRES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the third
sentence of former Article 43, § 205 and the
fourth sentence of § 206 — as those sentences
referred to applications for a license.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code calls
to the attention of the General Assembly that no
license fee is required of canners and frozen
food processors.

4-609. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; PROCEDURE ON DENIAL OF LICENSE
APPLICATION.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE SECRETARY RECEIVES AN
APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, THE SECRETARY SHALL:

(1)  ISSUE A LICENSE TO ANY APPLICANT WHO MEETS
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(2)  IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, NOTIFY THE APPLICANT IN
WRITING THAT THE APPLICATION IS DENIED.

(B)  NOTICE OF DENIAL.

THE SECRETARY SHALL INCLUDE IN EACH NOTICE OF DENIAL:

(1)  THE SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THE DENIAL; AND

(2)  THE CHANGES THAT THE APPLICANT MAY MAKE TO
QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE.

(C)  ACTION FOLLOWING DENIAL; COMPLIANCE BY APPLICANT.

(1)  THE SECRETARY SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE TO THE
APPLICANT IF THE APPLICANT:

(I)  MAKES THE CHANGES SPECIFIED IN THE
NOTICE OF DENIAL; AND

(II)  OTHERWISE STILL MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)  IF THE APPLICANT SATISFIES THE SECRETARY
THAT THE APPLICANT WILL MAKE THE CHANGES THAT THE SECRETARY