An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Licensure Compliance Methods for Camping Areas, Recreational Camps, Youth Camps and Eating Establishments
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0703
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STRANG BURGESS, McCORMICK, CRAVEN, BEAULIEU, CLARK, FOSSEL, KRUGER, PETERSON, STUCKEY, RECTOR, WOODBURY
Amends: 22 MRSA §2494, 22 MRSA §2497

Legislative Document 
No. 703 
H.P. 533 
House of Representatives, February 23, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Licensure Compliance 
Methods for Camping Areas, Recreational Camps, Youth Camps 
and Eating Establishments 
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 18, 2011.  Referred to the Committee on 
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint 
Rule 401. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator McCORMICK of Kennebec, Senator CRAVEN of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, CLARK of Millinocket, FOSSEL of Alna, KRUGER 
of Thomaston, PETERSON of Rumford, STUCKEY of Portland, Senators: RECTOR of Knox, 
WOODBURY of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2494, last ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. F, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
All such fees are for the license, 2 one licensure inspections inspection and one 
follow-up inspection.  When additional inspections are required to determine an 
applicant's eligibility for licensure, the department is authorized through its rules to 
charge an additional fee not to exceed $100 to cover the costs of each additional 
inspection or visit.  Failure to pay such charges within 30 days of the billing date 
constitutes grounds for revocation of the license, unless an extension for a period not to 
exceed 60 days is granted in writing by the commissioner. 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §2497, as amended by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. J, §4 and affected by 
Pt. RRR and amended by c. 591, Pt. J, §4, is further amended to read: 
§2497.  Right of entry, inspection and determination of compliance 
The department and any duly designated officer or employee of the department have 
the right, without an administrative inspection warrant, to enter upon and into the 
premises of any establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter at any reasonable time in 
order to determine the state of compliance with this chapter and any rules in force 
pursuant to this chapter.  The department shall make an inspection of the premises of any 
establishment licensed under this chapter at least once in each year.  Such right of entry 
and inspection extends to any premises which that the department has reason to believe is 
being operated or maintained without a license but no such entry and inspection of any 
premises may be made without the permission of the owner or person in charge unless a 
search warrant is obtained authorizing entry and inspection.  The department and any 
duly designated officer or employee of the department do not have the right to enter, for 
inspection under this chapter, upon and into the premises of any establishment that is 
licensed under chapter 551, subchapter I 1. 
Determination of compliance with this chapter and any rules adopted pursuant to this 
chapter must be made at least once in each year by inspection or other method as 
determined by the department. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the number of inspections covered by the license fee for an 
application for or the renewal of a license to operate an eating establishment, eating and 
lodging place, lodging place, recreational camp, youth camp or camping area from 2 to 
one. After the initial inspection and one follow-up inspection, there is a charge for each 
additional inspection to determine an applicant's eligibility for licensure. In addition, the 
bill permits the Department of Health and Human Services to determine licensure 
compliance by inspection or other method as determined by the department.