§ 12-24 — Emergency Suspension of License, Registration or Photo Identification Card

§ 12-24 Emergency Suspension of License, Registration or Photo Identification Card.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Chairperson may, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the operation of a loading or unloading business, a wholesale seafood business or seafood delivery business or the presence of any person in the market area creates an imminent danger to life or property or to the orderly and lawful operation of the market, or that there has likely been false or fraudulent information submitted to the Commission, may immediately suspend the license or registration of such business or the photo identification card of such person without a prior hearing, provided that such suspension may be appealed to the Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs of the Commission, who shall determine such appeal forthwith. If the Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs upholds the suspension, an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of 17 RCNY § 12-26(b) shall be provided on an expedited basis. The Commission shall issue a final determination no later than four (4) business days following the conclusion of such hearing. The Chairperson may, upon application by the business whose license or registration has been suspended, permit such business to remain in the market area for such time as is deemed necessary by the Chairperson to allow for the expeditious sale, consignment or removal of a perishable product if, in the Chairperson's judgment, such permission is consistent with the safety of the market area.