(a) An applicant for an individual license must meet all of the following requirements to receive a license from the Division of Environmental Quality:

1. (1) The applicant must file an application with the division on a form furnished by the division, accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
2. (2) The applicant must be an individual and must be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
3. (3) The applicant need not, for purposes of this part, be a resident of Arkansas;
4. (4) The applicant must demonstrate that he or she is in good standing with all licensing authorities by whom licensing is required, given the nature and scope of the applicant’s work, and that he or she has not had a business or occupational license or certificate suspended or revoked in Arkansas or any other state, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;
5. (5) The applicant must meet the experience requirements of 8 CAR § 80-510; and
6. (6) The applicant must pass the licensing examination required by 8 CAR § 80-511.

(b)

1. (1) An application filed with the division will remain pending for one (1) year from the date of the application.
2. (2) If, during that year, a license is not issued to the applicant, the applicant must file a new application, complete with the appropriate fee, to obtain a license from the division.