Criteria for issuance of license.

89-07-02-07. Criteria for issuance of license. 1. The competence of any applicant to engage in weather modification operations must be demonstrated to the department under North Dakota Century Code section 61-04.1-14. Applicants shall show that any natural person designated by the applicant who will be in the full-time employment of the applicant during the project period and who will oversee the applicant's actions during the project has: a. A minimum of one year of field experience in the management and control of weather modification operations or research; and b. One of the following requirements: (1) Four additional years' experience in weather modification operations or research; (2) A degree in mathematics, engineering, or the physical sciences, plus two years' additional experience in weather modification operations or research; (3) A degree in meteorology; or (4) A degree in mathematics, engineering, or the physical sciences, which includes at least twenty-five semester hours of coursework in meteorology. 2. In determining competency, the department may also consider any other items set forth in a license application under section 89-07-02-08. 3. At least one such natural person designated by the applicant and licensed by the department must be available for immediate consultation by the department, at a location made known to the department by the applicant, at all times while the project is ongoing. History: Effective November 1, 1988; amended effective February 1, 1999; July 1, 2014; April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13, 61-04.1-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 61-04.1-14