- (a) When in the case of any hearing conducted by a hearing officer designated as provided in this subpart, the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division or a majority of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as the case may be, has not heard the case or reviewed the record, the decision, if adverse to a party other than the director or board, shall not be made until a proposal for decision is served upon the parties and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs and oral arguments to the director or the board, whichever is to render the decision.
- (b) The proposal for decision shall contain a statement of the reasons therefor and the issues of fact or law necessary thereto, prepared by the person who conducted the hearing.
- (c) If the director or the board, as the case may be, has heard the case or reviewed the record, their decision shall be made and entered as otherwise provided by this subpart.