Asbestos abatement entities performing asbestos projects shall, before beginning work on a project, obtain an asbestos abatement license from the department. The department shall retain the fees imposed by this section. The department may prescribe appropriate license application forms and may require attachment thereto documentation sufficient to verify that the appropriate fee is paid. The department may by regulation define a category of special projects and prescribe alternate procedures and fees for licensing special projects. The department shall retain the fees imposed by this section.
Licenses are valid for one year from the date of issue.
The department may prescribe license application forms and may require attachment thereto documentation sufficient to verify that the appropriate fee is paid. The department by regulation may define other categories and requirements for licensing of personnel who perform asbestos abatement work on special projects. The department shall retain the fees imposed by this section. The department may promulgate and enforce regulations to implement this chapter and to prescribe standards of performance for asbestos removal operations and criteria for obtaining the licenses required by this chapter. In addition to any other penalties provided by law or regulation, any person violating the provisions of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the department in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars for each violation.