| An Act To Amend Maine's Arborist Licensing Laws |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §2181, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | A license may not be issued under this subchapter, except to | an individual who is 18 years of age or older, who is | specifically qualified as defined in this subchapter, who passes | an examination and who gives proof of financial responsibility in | amounts to be determined under rules of the department. When a | company is under the control of one person who is solely | responsible for the contracts, methods of work and supervision of | each piece of work, this person alone must procure a license but | when more than one person is responsible for contracts, methods | of work and supervision of the same, each person must procure a | license. |
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| | Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2189, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, is amended | by adding at the end a new paragraph to read: |
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| | If a nonresident applicant for a license holds a valid | certificate issued by the International Society of Arboriculture, | or successor organization, examination of the applicant may also | be waived by the department, providing the testing process of the | International Society of Arboriculture or a successor |
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