GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 438
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. Chapter 130A-228 is amended by redesignating the present text as "(a)" and adding a paragraph "(b)" as follows:
"(b) No market shall commence or continue operation that does not have a permit issued by the Department. The permit shall be issued to the owner or operator of the market and shall not be transferable. A permit shall be issued only when the market satisfies all of the requirements of the rules. A permit shall be immediately revoked in accordance with G.S. 130A-23(d) for failure of the market to maintain a minimum grade of C. A permit may otherwise be suspended or revoked in accordance with G.S. 130A-23."
Sec. 2. G.S. 130A-248(b) is amended by deleting the last sentence and substituting "A permit shall be immediately revoked in accordance with G.S. 130A-23(d) for failure of the facility to maintain a minimum grade of C. A permit may otherwise be suspended or revoked in accordance with G.S. 130A-23."
Sec. 3. G.S. 130A-23(d) is rewritten as follows:
"(d) A permit shall be suspended or revoked immediately if a violation of the Chapter, the rules or a condition imposed upon the permit presents an imminent hazard. Also, a permit issued pursuant to G.S. 130A-228 or 130A-248 shall be revoked immediately for failure of a market or a facility to maintain a minimum grade of C. The Secretary shall immediately give notice of the suspension or revocation and shall immediately file a petition for a contested case in accordance with G.S. 150B-23."
Sec. 4. This act shall be effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 22nd day of June, 1987.