(1) If, for the protection of the health or the property of any person, it is necessary to suspend a permit the department director, or the director's designee, may authorize an immediate permit suspension by telephone. A hearing to determine if the suspension should be lifted or the permit modified or revoked must be held within two weeks of the effective date of the suspension. The department may appoint a hearings officer to conduct hearings in which testimony is received on the suspension or revocation of a weather modification permit. Upon reviewing the report of the hearings officer, the department shall meet to make a decision as soon as possible.