10-4-176. Appealing suspension or expulsion from board of trade or state-wide organization.

Any person suspended or expelled from a tobacco board of trade may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to the superior court of the county in which the board of trade is located. Any person suspended or expelled from the state-wide organization provided for in this part may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to the superior court of the county in which the person’s warehouse is located. The appeal shall be a de novo investigation by the court, and the court in considering the appeal may make such findings in relation thereto as the circumstances may warrant.