77 79 Lessing Road ZB 25 1 Planning Review Rev1 February 19 2025

16 | Page 105 Grove Street, Suite 3 Montclair, NJ 07042 www.Nishuanegroup.com 973.954.2677 1. A monetary penalty, permit suspension (excluding summary suspensions) or revocation, and/or denial of permit issuance or renewal shall become effective and final 30 days from the date of the notice of proposed action, unless the applicant or permit holder, within that 30-day period, submits a written request for a hearing to the Department with a response to the proposed action. i. Failure to submit a written request for a hearing within 30 days from the date of the notice of proposed action shall result in the applicant or permit holder forfeiting all rights to such a hearing. ii. If the applicant or permit holder submits a timely request for a hearing, then the monetary penalty, and/or the suspension (excluding summary suspensions), revocation, and/or denial of permit renewal shall be held in abeyance until the hearing is concluded and a final decision is rendered. iii. A monetary penalty that is the subject of a hearing, which the applicant or permit holder timely requests pursuant to this section, is due 45 days after the Commissioner's issuance of a final agency decision determining the penalty. iv. A revocation, suspension, or denial of issuance or renewal of a Cottage Food Operator Permit is effective immediately upon the Commissioner's issuance of a final agency decision on the action. (c) The Department shall transmit hearing requests to the Office of Administrative Law. (d) Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.