| | Sec. 73. 32 MRSA §4913, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1983, c. 413, §184, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 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: |
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| A. The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a | certificate or registration; |
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| B. Any gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the | practice of geology or soil science; |
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| 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 |
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| D. Any violation of this chapter or any rule of the board. |
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| | Sec. 74. 32 MRSA §5018, first ¶, as amended by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, | §190, is further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 75. 32 MRSA §12274, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 489, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| 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 |
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