§ 8-6-908 - Licensing -- Eligibility -- Reciprocity.
8-6-908. Licensing -- Eligibility -- Reciprocity.
(a) (1) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality shall license and certify all applicants for licenses under this subchapter who satisfy the requirements of this subchapter and the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(2) Licenses shall be granted according to the classifications of operator licenses established in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.
(3) Licenses shall be valid for a period of one (1) year and, with the exception of the apprenticeship license, shall be renewable upon application if the applicant meets the renewal requirements established by commission regulation. Provisional certificates shall be for a period of one (1) year, but may be extended if the director determines there is sufficient justification.
(b) All operators of solid waste management facilities within the state shall apply to the department for a license.
(c) The director may, at his discretion, waive the requirements or any part of the requirements for formal examination of an applicant for a license if the applicant holds a valid license or certificate from another state in which the requirements for a license in the appropriate classification are at least equal to the requirements set forth in this subchapter and the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(d) The director shall issue an apprenticeship license to operators-in-training as established under this subchapter and in rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.
(e) The director may issue, at his discretion, a provisional certificate to any operator for just cause as established under this subchapter and in rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.