§ 90A‑47.3.  Qualifications for certification; training; examination.
(a)	The Commission shall develop and administer a certification program for animal waste management system operators in charge that provides for receipt of applications, training and examination of applicants, and investigation of the qualifications of applicants.
(b)	The Commission, in cooperation with the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Cooperative Extension Service, shall develop and administer a training program for animal waste management system operators in charge. An applicant for initial certification shall complete 10 hours of classroom instruction prior to taking the examination. In order to remain certified, an animal waste management system operator in charge shall complete six hours of approved additional training during each three‑year period following initial certification. A certified animal waste management system operator in charge who fails to complete approved additional training within 30 days of the end of the three‑year period shall take and pass the examination for certification in order to renew the certificate.  (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 626, s. 6(b); 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 27.34(c); 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a); 2013‑413, s. 57(c); 2014‑115, s. 17; 2015‑241, s. 14.30(u).)