§15356.__Licensing effective; prior registration

1.__Licensing effective.__The provisions of this chapter requiring licensure become effective one year after the registration date, which is the first day of January of the year following the year in which:

A.__The total number of the following towns, cities and municipalities that have adopted the 2003 edition of the International Residential Code or the Maine Model Residential Building Code reaches 56:__Acton; Alfred; Arundel; Ashland; Auburn; Augusta; Bar Harbor; Bath; Belfast; Biddeford; Brewer; Bridgeton; Brunswick; Buxton; Calais; Cape Elizabeth; Caribou; Carrabassett Valley; Cumberland; Dayton; Dedham; Durham; Eastport; Falmouth; Farmington; Fort Fairfield; Freeport; Gardiner; Gorham; Gray; Hallowell; Hampden; Herman; Holden; Hollis; Houlton; Kennebunk; Kennebunkport; Lebanon; Lewiston; Limington; Lisbon; Long Island; Lovell; Lyman; Manchester; Mechanic Falls; Newfield; Newport; North Yarmouth; Ogunquit; Old Orchard Beach; Old Town; Orono; Otisfield; Paris; Poland; Portland; Presque Isle; Rangeley; Raymond; Richmond; Rockland; Rumford; Saco; Sanford; Scarborough; Shapleigh; South Berwick; South Portland; Standish; Thomaston; Topsham; Trenton; Turner; Veazie; Waterboro; Waterville; Wells; Westbrook; Windham; Winslow; and Yarmouth; and

B.__The total population, as determined by the 2000 Federal Decennial Census, of the towns, cities and municipalities listed in paragraph A that have adopted the 2003 edition of the International Residential Code or the Maine Model Residential Building Code is no less than 75% of the total population, as determined by the 2000 Federal Decennial Census, of the towns, cities and municipalities listed in paragraph A.

2.__Fee.__The fee for registration pursuant to this section is $150 annually.

3.__Prior registration.__Upon the effective date of this chapter, the Commissioner is authorized to develop a program of registration for persons who wish to practice as home