1. Powers of board and District Court Judge concerning complaints. The board shall investigate or cause to be investigated all complaints against certified geologists or soil scientists and persons granted temporary authorizations pursuant to this chapter and all cases of violations of this chapter. The board may, pursuant to Title 5, section 10004, suspend or revoke a license issued by it. In addition, the board may refuse to issue or renew the license, or the Administrative District Court may, pursuant to Title 4, chapter 25 5, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of any registrant who is found guilty of:

A. The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate or registration;

B. Any gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the practice of geology or soil science;

C. Any felony or any crime adversely affecting the ethical standards of the professions regulated by this chapter, subject to the limitations of Title 5, chapter 341; or

D. Any violation of this chapter or any rule of the board.

Sec. 74. 32 MRSA §5018, first ¶, as amended by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §190, is further amended to read:

The board may, pursuant to Title 5, section 10004, revoke or suspend the license of a professional forester. In addition, the board may refuse to issue or renew the license, or the Administrative District Court may, pursuant to Title 4, chapter 25 5, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the license, of a professional forester who has been found guilty of any deceit, misconduct, misrepresentation, fraud, incompetence or gross negligence in his professional practice, or has been guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining his a license, or aids or abets any person alledged alleged to have been defrauded in the violation of any provisions of this chapter or fails in any material respect to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 75. 32 MRSA §12274, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 489, §2, is amended to read:

A. Report its findings to the Attorney General for prosecution in the Administrative District Court for suspension in accordance with Title 4, chapter 25 5; or