Section 885.170  Suspension and Revocation Procedures

a)         Failure to comply with any provision of this Part or the Act, or providing false information to obtain any permit under the Act, may result in suspension or revocation of the permit.  Additional causes for suspension or revocation include, but are not limited to:

1)         The permit holder fails to comply with the provisions and reporting requirements of the permit;

2)         Annual reports are not submitted by the stated deadline, are incomplete or contain false information;

3)         The permit holder fails to comply with herptile facility and welfare standards of the Act and this Part;

4)         Violation of State or federal laws.

b)         Any person whose permit has been revoked or privileges suspended shall not be eligible to apply for a new permit in his or her name or in any other name for a period of one year from the ending date of the revocation or suspension.

c)         Any person who has been or is an officer, agent or employee of a permittee whose permit has been revoked and who was responsible for or participated in the violation upon which the revocation was based shall not receive a permit within the period during which the revocation is in effect.

d)         Failure to comply with the provisions of the Herptile Scientific Collection Permit may result in suspension of privileges and/or revocation of that permit.  Any suspension of the HSCP will be for a period of not less than one year.

e)         Failure to comply with the provisions of the Herpetoculture Permit may result in suspension of privileges and/or revocation of that permit.  Any suspension of the permit will be for a period of one to 5 years from the date of violation.

f)         Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act shall not be eligible to apply for a permit under this Part in his or her own name or in any other name for a period of one to 5 years from the date of conviction.

g)         Suspension and revocation of Herptile Special Use Permits are determined pursuant to Article 70 of the Act.

h)         Upon suspension or revocation of any herptile-related permits, previously permitted herptiles owned by the permittee are immediately and permanently forfeited to the Department.

i)          Unless already provided in Article 70 and Sections 105-40 and 105-70 of the Act, suspension and revocation procedures, the rights of permittees to notice and hearing, and the procedures governing hearings are set forth in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530.