1. (a) Upon receipt of an application for hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 15-9 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the hearing officer shall promptly schedule a hearing.
2. (b) Any party may, for good cause, request a continuance of a hearing, but the decision to allow such continuance shall be at the reasonable discretion of the hearing officer.
3. (c) At the hearing, the owner or master of the vessel may produce any relevant evidence to show that the removal of his vessel was not authorized by Section 15-9 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
4. (d) At the hearing, the authority who made the decision to remove the vessel may produce any relevant evidence to show that such removal was authorized by Section 15-9 of the General Statutes.

(Effective October 5, 1993)