R 432.514b Denial or non-renewal hearings; proceedings.

Rule 514b. (1) The burden of proof in a denial or non-renewal hearing is at all times on the petitioner. The petitioner has the affirmative responsibility of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, any of the following: (a) The petitioner should have been awarded a license. (b) The license should have been renewed. (c) The transfer of ownership should have been approved. (d) Approval should have been granted. (2) The denial or non-renewal hearing must be conducted in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, except as otherwise provided in these rules or the act.