N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-31-19
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4.1-31-19. Refusal or withdrawal of inspection
Official statutory text
4.1-31-19. Refusal or withdrawal of inspection
1. For the length of time the commissioner considers necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter, the commissioner may refuse to provide, or may withdraw, inspection
services from an establishment if after a hearing the commissioner determines that the
recipient or potential recipient is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection
under this chapter because the recipient, potential recipient, or anyone responsibly
connected with the recipient or potential recipient has been convicted of:
a. An offense determined by the commissioner to have a direct bearing on the
person's ability to serve the public in a business requiring inspection under this
chapter, or the commissioner determines the person is not sufficiently
rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1;
b. More than one violation of a law based on the acquisition, handling, or distributing
of unwholesome, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged food; or
c. Fraud in connection with transactions involving food.
2. For the purpose of this section anyone responsibly connected with a business means
an individual who is a partner, officer, director, holder, or owner of ten percent or more
of its voting stock or an employee in a managerial or executive capacity.
1. For the length of time the commissioner considers necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter, the commissioner may refuse to provide, or may withdraw, inspection
services from an establishment if after a hearing the commissioner determines that the
recipient or potential recipient is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection
under this chapter because the recipient, potential recipient, or anyone responsibly
connected with the recipient or potential recipient has been convicted of:
a. An offense determined by the commissioner to have a direct bearing on the
person's ability to serve the public in a business requiring inspection under this
chapter, or the commissioner determines the person is not sufficiently
rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1;
b. More than one violation of a law based on the acquisition, handling, or distributing
of unwholesome, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged food; or
c. Fraud in connection with transactions involving food.
2. For the purpose of this section anyone responsibly connected with a business means
an individual who is a partner, officer, director, holder, or owner of ten percent or more
of its voting stock or an employee in a managerial or executive capacity.
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