SECTION 79.13. Application for License

(a) An application for a license shall be filed with the Department on a form provided or approved by the Department. The application shall include the required license fee and evidence of one of the following:

(1) the applicant possesses a baccalaureate or higher degree in meteorology and at least five months of relevant field experience acceptable to the Department in weather modification;

(2) the applicant possesses a baccalaureate or higher degree in physical science or engineering and at least ten months of relevant field experience acceptable to the Department in weather modification; or

(3) the applicant possesses other training and relevant experience that the Department accepts as indicative of sufficient competence in the field of meteorology to engage in weather modification activities.

(b) If the applicant is an organization, evidence of the possession of the educational and experience qualifications required in subsection (a) by the individual or individuals who will be in control and in charge of the applicant's operations must be included with the application.

(c) The Department may refer the application to the Weather Modification Advisory Committee for advice as to the applicant's qualifications for a license and the Weather Modification Advisory Committee may make recommendations to the Department on the issue of whether the applicant meets the requirements of this section for a license.

Source Note: The provisions of this §79.13 adopted to be effective December 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 10525; amended to be effective August 14, 2002, 27 TexReg 7104; amended to be effective July 13, 2004, 29 TexReg 6641