(a) A tobacco manufacturer which is issued notice by the Tobacco Settlement Unit of the decision to deny listing or to de-list from the Directory of Certified Tobacco Product and which timely appeals that decision shall be entitled to a hearing before either the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General.
(b) In order for an appeal to be timely, the tobacco manufacturer must submit a written request for hearing to the Tobacco Administrator of the Tobacco Settlement Unit within twenty (20) days from the date that the manufacturer received the denial or de-listing notice.
(c) A notice of denial or de-listing is deemed received by the tobacco manufacturer either on the date of actual receipt or five (5) days after the date the notice was sent by the Tobacco Settlement Unit, whichever comes first.
(d) The hearing request must set forth the following:
(e) The uniform rules for contested case practice and procedure adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings shall govern all contested case proceedings.
(f) The Attorney General shall issue a final decision within a reasonable time after the hearing.
015-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-3
Adopted, Eff. 11/7/2017.