PART X

Sec. X-1. 22 MRSA §2494, as amended by PL 1987, c. 838, §1, is further amended to read:

§2494. Fees

Each application for, or for renewal of, a license to operate an eating establishment, eating and lodging place, lodging place, recreational camp or camping area within the meaning of this chapter shall must be accompanied by a fee, appropriate to the size of the establishment, place, camp or area of the licensee, determined by the department and not to exceed the fees listed below. All fees collected by the department shall must be deposited in the General Fund. No such fee may be refunded. No license may be assignable or transferable. The fees may not exceed:

1. One hundred dollars. Forty One hundred dollars for:

A. Public schools governed by a school board of an administrative unit;

B. Private secondary schools approved for tuition when school enrollments are at least 60% publicly funded students as determined by the previous school year's October to April average enrollment; and

C. Schools operated by an agency of State Government for the education of children in unorganized territories;

2. Sixty dollars. Ten Sixty dollars for each inspection for any eating establishment which that is located in a municipality which that requires local inspections of eating establishments; and

3. One hundred fifty dollars. One hundred twenty-five fifty dollars for all other establishments, places and camps not included in subsection 1 or 2.

All such fees are for the license, 2 licensure inspections and one follow-up inspection. When additional inspections are required to determine an applicant's eligibility for licensure, the department is authorized through its rules to charge an additional $20 $35 fee to cover the costs of each additional