Section 144-206-10-B - License1 No person, corporation, firm or co-partnership may conduct, control, manage or operate, for compensation, directly or indirectly, any lodging place unless the same shall be licensed by the Department.2 Any person, corporation, firm or co-partnership desiring a license shall submit satisfactory evidence of his, her, or its ability to comply with the minimum standards of these rules which include documenting the adequacy of any private wastewater disposal system and/or the quality of the drinking water.3 Each new application for, or renewal of, an annual license to operate a lodging place, shall be submitted to the Department no sooner than 45 days from the renewal date or opening date. Such application shall be accompanied by:a a non-refundable fee, appropriate to the size of the establishment, andb the date and serial number of the last water analysis, if applicable. No license may be assignable or transferable.4 Pursuant to State Law, the fee for eating establishments in South Portland, Lewiston, and Auburn is $10.00, regardless of the number of seats. This fee shall apply only to those eating establishment which the municipality inspects for conformance with these rules or equivalent municipal rules or ordinances. All other establishments must pay the full fee as determined by the rules administered by the Department.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 206, § 10-B