(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 the 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 (c) of this section;
5. (5) The applicant must meet the experience requirements of 8 CAR § 80-609;
6. (6) The applicant must provide the division with certification by the manufacturer of the testing method to be used by the applicant that the method will meet the federal performance standard as stated in 40 C.F.R. §§ 280.43(c) and 280.44(b);
7. (7) At the time application for the license is made, the applicant must provide the division with certification from the manufacturer of the test method to be used by the applicant that the applicant has received training, been examined, and satisfactorily shown proficiency in the use of the chosen testing method; and
8. (8) The applicant must pass Part One of the licensing examination described in 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.

(d)

1. (1)

   1. (A) If an individual chooses a test method that is different from that for which he or she is licensed, the individual must provide proof to the division that he or she has met the requirements of subdivisions (a)(6) and (7) of this section for the chosen method.
   2. (B) Upon receipt of adequate documentation, the division shall update its file on that license to reflect the change in method.
2. (2) The requirements of subdivision (d)(1) of this section must be met before the individual performs any testing as a licensed tester using a method different from that for which the existing license was issued.
3. (3) If the change in test method is made before the expiration of the existing license, no additional fee is required to update that license.