Section 281.428. Decertification; point assessment; decertification and recertification process.

Rule 8. (1) A certified prescribed burn manager who has been convicted of a felony under Chapter X - Arson and Burning of the Michigan Penal Code, MCL 750.71 to 750.80, or under section 51510 of Part 515 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.51510, shall be immediately decertified and will be ineligible for recertification.

(2)     The director may decertify a certified prescribed burn manager's certification for a period of not less than 1 year in either of the following situations:

(a)         The manager's   practices  and  procedures  violate   Michigan  law  or department rules, or  constitute  a  threat  to public health, safety, or property.

(b)     The manager accumulates more than 15 points during any 2 year period. Points shall be assessed according to Table 1 and may be assessed for more than 1 infraction per incident.

(3)     A manager who has had been decertified by the director under subrule

(2) of this rule  may  be  recertified  1  time  by   completing  all  of  the requirements for original certification contained in R 281.426.

(4)  A manager who has been decertified twice by the director under subrule

(2)   of this rule is not eligible to be recertified as a prescribed burn manager.

History: 2007 AACS.