Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
026 - BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL
Chapter 35 - CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING PROVISIONS/SPRAY CONTRACTING FIRMS
Section 026-35-3 - Licensing

A. Application. Application for a spray contracting firm license shall be on the same form provided by the Board for certification information.

B. Fee. At the time of application, the applicant must submit a fee of $300.00.

C. Insurance. An applicant must submit a completed and signed form, provided by the Board, which attests that the spray contracting firm will have the required amounts of insurance specified in Chapter 31 in effect when any employee or agent makes a pesticide application.

D. Reports. Annual Summary Reports described in Chapter 50, Section 2(A) must be submitted for each calendar year by January 31 of the following year. In the event a required report is not received by the due date, the person's license is temporarily suspended until the proper report is received or until a decision is rendered at a formal hearing as described in 22 MRSA § 1471-D(7).

E. Decision. Within 15 days of receipt of application by the Board, unless the applicant agrees to a longer period of time, the Director shall issue, renew or deny the license. The Director's decision shall be considered final agency action for purposes of 5 M.R.S.A. § 11001et seq.

F. Refusal to Renew. The Board may refuse to renew a license if it is not in accordance with any of the requirements hereof or if the Board makes, as to the licensee, any of the findings set forth in 22 M.R.S.A. § 1471-D(8), which describe the bases for a decision by the Administrative Court to suspend or revoke a license. If the Board determines that there is evidence sufficient to refuse to renew a license, it shall give notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the Board prior to making that determination final.

G. Expiration. All spray contracting firm licenses will expire at the end of the third calendar year after issuance.