(a) The department may suspend or revoke a variance if either of the following occurs:
(1) The department determines that the variance poses a hazard due to changes in scientific knowledge or the nature and extent of any hazard that might result.
(2) There is a finding that the food facility is not complying with specific terms and conditions pursuant to which the variance was granted.
(b) The department may suspend or revoke a variance upon the grounds specified in this section only after giving the permitholder written notice of the proposed suspension or revocation, which shall include the specific reasons why the variance is proposed to be suspended or revoked. The permitholder shall be given an opportunity to be heard, in person, in writing, or through a representative, at least 24 hours before the variance can be suspended or revoked.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)