Sec. 23. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§12, ¶D, as amended by PL 1987, c. 192, §26, is further amended to read:

D. The person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately or within a specified time period. That person may apply to the board within 10 working days after receipt of the order for a hearing on the order. Within 15 working days after receipt of the application, the board shall hold a hearing, make findings of fact and continue, revoke or modify vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies the order. The nature of the hearing before the board is an appeal. At the hearing, all witnesses shall must be sworn and the commissioner shall first establish the basis for the order and for naming the person to whom the order is directed. The burden of going forward then shifts to the person appealing to demonstrate, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the order should be modified or rescinded. The decision of the board may be appealed to the Superior Court in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII 7.

Sec. 24. 38 MRSA §1310, 3rd ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, c. 699, §16, is amended to read:

Service of a copy of the commissioner's findings and an order shall must be made pursuant to by hand delivery by an authorized representative of the department or by certified mail, return receipt requested, in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.

Sec. 25. 38 MRSA §1310, 4th ¶, as amended by PL 1987, c. 192, §27, is further amended to read:

The person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately. An order may not be appealed to the Superior Court, but a person to whom it is directed may apply to the board for a hearing on the order if the application is made within 48 hours 10 working days after receipt of the order by the person to whom the order was directed. Within 5 15 working days after receipt of the application, the board shall hold a hearing, make findings of fact and continue, revoke or modify vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies the order. The nature of the hearing before the board is an appeal.__At the hearing, all witnesses must be sworn and the commissioner shall first