1. (a) The department shall deny a license for an in-state milk plant, distributor, or producer-distributor if the applicant does not receive a minimum score of 95 on an inspection or has violations of critical items as set forth in He-P 2703.10.

2. (b) The department shall deny a license for an out-of-state milk plant or producer-distributor if:

   1. (1) The applicant is a grade A milk plant or producer-distributor and does not have a federal rating with a score of 90 or higher; or
   2. (2) The copy of the latest inspection submitted by the applicant, who is a non-grade A milk plant or producer-distributor, does not show compliance with Mil 301.
3. (c) The department shall deny an application if the application is not complete in accordance with He-P 2703.01 and items requested by the department in accordance with He-P 2703.02 are not received within the time requested.
4. (d) License applications shall be denied in accordance with RSA 184:86 and RSA 184:87.

Source. #5695, eff 8-26-93, EXPIRED: 8-26-99 New. #7315, eff 7-1-00; ss by #9189, INTERIM, eff 7-1-08, EXPIRES: 12-28-08; ss by #9325, eff 11-21-08; ss by #12101, eff 2-3-17; ss by #13175, eff 3-2-21