Section 3316. Granting of renewal of licenses  


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  • 1. The commissioner shall
      renew a license unless he determines and finds that the applicant:
        (a) is unlikely to maintain or be able to maintain  effective  control
      against diversion; or
        (b)  is  unlikely to comply with all federal and state laws applicable
      to the manufacture  or  distribution  of  the  controlled  substance  or
      substances for which the license is sought.
        2.  For  purposes  of  this section, proof that a licensee, during the
      period of his license, has failed to maintain effective control  against
      diversion  or  has  knowingly  or  negligently  failed  to  comply  with
      applicable  federal  or  state  laws  relating  to  the  manufacture  or
      distribution  of  controlled  substances,  shall  constitute substantial
      evidence that the applicant  will  be  unlikely  to  maintain  effective
      control  against  diversion or be unlikely to comply with the applicable
      federal or state statutes during the period of proposed renewal.