1997 Minnesota Statutes

     42.06 Licenses. 

    Subdivision 1.  No person shall engage in weather 
 modification without a license issued by the commissioner.  
 Applications for weather modification licenses shall be on forms 
 prescribed and furnished by the commissioner.  The applicant 
 shall pay a fee of $100. The license shall be valid for one 
 year.  The commissioner may waive the license fee in situations 
 the commissioner deems appropriate. 

    Subd. 2.  The commissioner shall issue licenses only to 
 applicants who demonstrate good character, adequate education 
 and sufficient competence in the field of meteorology and cloud 
 physics to engage in weather modification.  At a minimum, each 
 applicant shall meet at least one of the following: 

    (1) demonstrate at least eight years of experience at the 
 professional level in weather modification field research or 
 operations, at least three of these years as a professional 
 director; or 

    (2) has obtained a baccalaureate degree in engineering, 
 mathematics, or the physical sciences plus three years 
 experience in weather modification field research or operations; 
 or 

    (3) has obtained a baccalaureate degree in meteorology, or 
 a degree in engineering or the physical sciences which includes, 
 or is in addition to, the equivalent of at least 25 semester 
 hours of meteorological course work and two years practical 
 experience in weather modification operations or research. 

    If the applicant is an organization, the competence must be 
 demonstrated by the individuals who are to supervise and conduct 
 the weather modification. 

    Subd. 3.  The commissioner may renew a license annually if 
 the applicant has the qualifications necessary for issuance of 
 an original license and pays a fee of $100. 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1 

    HIST: 1977 c 426 s 6; 1986 c 444