Maryland Labor and Employment Section 7-308

      Subject to the hearing provisions of § 7-309 of this subtitle, the Commissioner may deny a license to any applicant or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:

            (1)      fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;

            (2)      fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

            (3)      knowingly makes any misrepresentation in the application;

            (4)      is not the real party in interest in the application for a license and the real party in interest:

                  (i)      has been refused a license;

                  (ii)      has had a license suspended or revoked; or

                  (iii)      otherwise fails to qualify under this section for a license;

            (5)      fails to comply with any provision of this title;

            (6)      fails to comply with any regulation that the Commissioner adopts;

            (7)      fails to comply with an order that the Commissioner passes;

            (8)      fails to satisfy a judgment that the Commissioner obtains under this title;

            (9)      knowingly gives a migrant agricultural worker who is recruited or hired false or misleading information about the existence or conditions of employment;

            (10)      fails, without just cause, to comply with any agreement or arrangement with an agricultural operation or with a migrant agricultural worker;

            (11)      is found by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to have violated a regulation of the Secretary on housing, sanitation, or safety for migrant agricultural workers;

            (12)      has had a farm labor contractor registration certificate suspended or revoked by the United States Department of Labor or by another state for a reason that would justify suspension or revocation of a license in this State;

            (13)      has been convicted of a felony under a law of the State or under federal law; or

            (14)      during the past 5 years, has been convicted of a misdemeanor in connection with performing a farm labor contracting service if the misdemeanor relates to:

                  (i)      gambling;

                  (ii)      sale, distribution, or possession of an alcoholic beverage; or

                  (iii)      sale, distribution, or possession of a controlled dangerous substance.