[§244D-2]  Permit.  (a)  It shall beunlawful for any dealer to sell liquor unless a permit has been issued to thedealer as hereinafter prescribed, and such permit is in full force and effect.

(b)  The liquor commission shall certify to thedepartment of taxation from time to time and within forty-eight hours aftersuch license is issued the name of every dealer, together with the dealer'splace of business and the period covered by the dealer's license.  Thedepartment thereupon shall issue its permit to such person for the periodcovered by the person's license upon the payment of a permit fee of $2.50.  Thepermit shall be issued by the department as of the date when the liquorcommission issued the license.

(c)  Any permit issued under this chapter shallnot be assignable; it shall be conspicuously displayed on the licensed premisesof the permittee; it shall expire on June 30 next succeeding the date uponwhich it is issued, unless sooner suspended, surrendered, or revoked for causeby the department; and it shall be renewed annually before July 1, uponfulfillment of all requirements as in the case of an original permit and thepayment of a renewal fee of $2.50.  Whenever a permit is defaced, destroyed, orlost, or the licensed premises are relocated, the department may issue aduplicate permit to the permittee upon the payment of a fee of 50 cents.

(d)  The department may suspend, or, afterhearing, revoke, any permit issued under this chapter whenever it finds thatthe permittee has failed to comply with this chapter, or any rule or regulationof the department prescribed, adopted, and promulgated under this chapter. Upon suspending or revoking any permit the department shall request thepermittee to surrender to it immediately the permit, or any duplicate thereofissued to the permittee, and the permittee shall surrender the same promptly tothe department as requested.  Whenever the department suspends a permit, itshall notify the permittee immediately and afford the permittee a hearing, if desired,and if a hearing has not already been afforded.  After the hearing thedepartment shall either rescind its order of suspension, or good causeappearing therefor, shall continue the suspension or revoke the permit. [L Sp1984 1st, c 1, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]