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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 Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1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

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