Section 137-24-04 - First-time Applicant and Renewal Applicants for a Guide's LicenseA.First-time applicants1. After submitting to the background check as described within section 24.03- B, the applicant must completely and satisfactorily fill out a Guide's License application on forms provided by the Commissioner and must submit the application to the Department with the examination fee of $100 for each classification as required by 12 M.R.S. § 12855 sub-section 5. 2. The examination fee is nonrefundable and covers the testing process for one classification.3. Beginning January 1, 2021, if a person is applying for the Specialized Hunting or Fishing classification they may pay an additional $100 for the Specialized Recreational classification. a. This allows the applicant to take an oral and written test that combines two classifications;b. The testing process will be longer than if testing for one classification; andc. Once the applicant has passed the exam they will be certified as a recreational guide in addition to the other classification(s) for which they tested.4. If the applicant fails the exam he or she fails both license classifications and must retest.B.Renewal Applicants1. After submitting to the background check, renewal applicants must completely and satisfactorily fill out a Guide's License application on forms provided by the Commissioner and must submit the application to the Department together with the renewal license fee.2.Recreational Classification Upgrade for Hunting and Fishing Guides: Beginning January 1, 2021, if a person is currently licensed with a Specialized Hunting or Fishing classification, or both, they may request to upgrade to obtain the Specialized Recreational classification. The upgrade requires that the applicant: a. Schedule to take the modified written recreational test;b. Pay the $100 test fee;c. If this takes place at the time the guide is renewing their other Guide classification(s) they must submit to the background check before scheduling the exam;d. If request to take the test does not occur at the time of renewal, they will only be required to submit to the background check upon renewal of the other classification(s) they currently hold;e. This allows the applicant to take written test only that focuses on recreational guiding questions;f. Once the applicant has passed the written exam they will be certified as a recreational guide in addition to the other classification(s) for which they hold;g. The new recreational classification will expire the same year as any other classifications that are already held. C.Guide Failing to Provide Services as Agreed Upon: Applicants who have previously been licensed as a guide must certify that they have never received and retained a fee from a client and then failed to meet that client as agreed or failed to provide the services agreed to as provided within 12 M.R.S. § 12851(2). Failure to provide services to a client shall be grounds for denial of license renewal.09-137 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 04