Section 489-C:2-a - Municipal Winter Maintenance Certification Program OptionI. Any governmental unit that has a municipal winter maintenance program may elect to have the program certified by the department. Municipal winter maintenance certification program certificates shall be issued by the department and may be renewed annually.II. Any governmental unit holding a municipal winter maintenance program certificate shall ensure that each applicator operating under its certificate receives the required training approved by the department and shall provide record keeping on behalf of all applicators working under the municipal winter maintenance certificate. A governmental unit may meet the training requirement by requiring its employees to obtain commercial applicator individual certificates.III. The department may create more than one class of certificate to recognize different complexity levels of municipal winter maintenance programs. If such classes are created, the department shall, through rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, identify the criteria, required record keeping, and other requirements as may apply to each level.IV. The department shall charge an annual fee for a municipal winter maintenance program certificate.Added by 2021 , 204: III-3, eff. 7/1/2021. 2021, 204 : 2 , Pt. III, Sec. 3, eff. July 1, 2021.