New Hampshire § 143-A-28 - Section 143-A:28 Rulemaking.

§ 143-A-28. Section 143-A:28 Rulemaking.

The department shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to: I. The content of the required educational courses for persons applying for a tier 1 or tier 2 mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor license, including identification of mushrooms, appropriate locations from which to harvest mushrooms, the safe handling and storage of mushrooms, record keeping requirements, and ethics of harvesting; and which shall contain no less than 12 hours of in-person instruction with a mandatory online preparation module. II. The content of the required educational course for persons applying to renew a tier 1 or tier 2 mushroom harvester and distributor license. III. The content of an abbreviated course which shall contain no less than 4 hours of in-person training which shall be offered for experienced identifiers, harvesters, and distributors who demonstrate competency to the department. Experienced identifiers, harvesters, and distributors may apply to the department for such course. IV. A list of tier 1 mushrooms which are easy to identify, with no toxic look-alikes, and which are unlikely to cause illness in humans. V. A list of tier 2 mushrooms which are more difficult to identity, which may have toxic look-alikes, or may make a small percentage of humans ill. VI. The content and format of application forms, testing materials and procedures. VII. The content of testing material and test taking procedures. VIII. Evidence of licensure. IX. The content of the database for mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor licensees. X. Qualifications for trainers and instructors for educational courses for tier 1 and tier 2 mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor license. XI. A fine schedule for violations of this subdivision.