10-50-79. Hearing and appeal.
Any tobacco product manufacturer excluded or removed from the directory may request a contested case hearing before the secretary. A request for hearing shall be made within sixty days of the manufacturer's exclusion or removal from the directory, and shall contain the evidence supporting the manufacturer's compliance with chapter 10-50B and §§10-50-72 to 10-50-92, inclusive. At the hearing, the secretary shall determine whether the tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with chapter 10-50B and §§10-50-72 to 10-50-92, inclusive, and whether the manufacturer should be listed in the directory. Any decision of the secretary may be appealed to the circuit court as provided by chapter 1-26.
Source: SL 2003, ch 74, §8.