{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-50-211","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-50-211","heading":"Notice and hearing required.","body":"(1) The department may not deny or cancel the license of a retail food establishment without delivering to the applicant or licensee a written statement of the grounds for cancellation or denial or the charge involved and an opportunity to answer at a hearing before the department to show cause, if any, why the license should not be denied or canceled. To request a hearing, the licensee shall make a written request to the department within 10 days after notice of the grounds or charges has been received.\n(2) A local regulatory authority may not deny or cancel a temporary food establishment permit without delivering to the applicant or permitholder a written statement of the grounds for cancellation or denial or the charge involved and an opportunity to answer at a hearing before the local board of health to show cause, if any, why the permit should not be denied or canceled. To request a hearing, the permitholder shall make a written request to the local board of health within 10 days after notice of the grounds or charges has been received. This subsection does not prohibit the cancellation of a permit in the event of an immediate threat to the public health. The permitholder retains the right of appeal.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 50. RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS","Part 2. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0500/part_0020/section_0110/0500-0500-0020-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:31Z","sha256":"00d75bc59c86f7d56417cac2baca71d621c8fb8f0b6d82db54f552d2394eb3ea","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-50-210","next":"us-mt/50-50-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}