WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 297

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative
Procedure Act, before the Department takes any action under §
4-323 of this subtitle, the Department shall give the licensee or
registrant against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity
for a hearing before the Department.

(b)  The Department shall give notice and hold the hearing
in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(c)  The Department shall send the hearing notice to the
licensee or registrant by certified mail, return receipt
requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal
Service.]

[4-325.

(a)  Any licensee or registrant aggrieved by a final
decision of the Department under § 4-323 of this subtitle may
take a judicial appeal.

(b)  The appeal shall be made in accordance with this
section and the provisions for judicial review of final decisions
in contested cases in the Administrative Procedure Act.

(c)  The decision of the circuit court on an appeal brought
under this section is final and may not be appealed.]

[4-326. Reserved.]

[4-327. Reserved.]

[Part V. Miscellaneous Provisions; Prohibited Acts]

[4-328.

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, each soft
drink manufacturer shall include in each soft drink as a
sweetener:

(1)  Pure cane sugar syrup;

(2)  Pure beet sugar syrup;

(3)  Pure corn sugar syrup;

(4)  Any other natural sweetener that the Secretary
approves by rule or regulation; or

(5)  Any artificial sweetener that the Secretary
approves by rule or regulation.

(b)  If, as a sweetener, the manufacturer uses only pure
cane sugar syrup or pure beet sugar syrup, the manufacturer shall

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