- (a) Any interested person may petition the board, for the adoption, amendment or repeal of any board rule under RSA 541-A:4.
(b) Within 30 days of the receipt of the completed petition required by Ed 215.03, the board shall either:
- (1) Initiate rulemaking procedures in compliance with the petition and in accordance with RSA 541-A:3; or
- (2) Deny the petition in writing, stating the reasons for the denial. Such reasons shall detail why the board deems the problem can be solved by a method which does not require a formal rulemaking proceeding.
- (c) The board shall determine whether to initiate a requested procedure or deny a petition based on whether the requested change is consistent with the duties of the board under RSA 21-N:11 or RSA 186:11, and the policy statement contained in RSA 21-N:1.
Source. #6348, eff 10-5-96, EXPIRED: 10-5-04 New. #8334-A, eff 4-23-05 (from Ed 218.01)