2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 444.600. — Permit--investigation, recommendation, hearing, court review.

444.600. 1. All applications for a permit shall be filed with the director who shall promptly investigate the application and make a recommendation to the commission within thirty days after the application is received as to whether the permit should be issued or denied. If the director is not satisfied with the information supplied by the applicant, he shall recommend denial of the permit. The director shall promptly notify the applicant of this action and at the same time publish a notice of the recommendation in any newspaper with general circulation in the counties where the land is located, and shall send notice to those persons registered with the director pursuant to section 444.720.

2. If the recommendation of the director is to deny the permit, a hearing as provided in sections 444.500 to 444.755 shall be held by the commission if requested by the applicant within thirty days of the date of notice of the recommendation of the director.

3. If the recommendation of the director is for issuance of the permit, the commission may issue or deny the permit without a hearing provided the matter is passed upon at a public meeting no sooner than thirty days from the date of notice of the recommendation of the director, except that upon petition of any person aggrieved by the granting of the permit, a hearing shall be held as provided in section 444.680.

4. If the commission denies a permit, the applicant may petition the commission, within thirty days of notice of its action, for a hearing. If no petition is filed within the thirty day period, the decision of the commission is final and the applicant shall have no right of court review.

5. In any hearing held pursuant to this section the burden of proof shall be on the applicant for a permit. Any decision of the commission made pursuant to a hearing held under this section is subject to judicial review as provided in section 444.700.

(L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 13)