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<br />power and grant the license. In other states, and this now <br />is the usual situation with weather modification licenses, <br />administrators have discretionary authority. They can weigh <br />qualifications to decide whether or not to grant licenses. <br />Unless administrators act arbitr~rilv or unreasonably, theirs' <br />is the final word on whether persons can practice the profession <br />in their state. Courts will not overturn licensing decisions <br />merely because the judges disagree with the regulators. <br /> <br />Licensing of cloud seeders is usually done on the basis <br />of the information contained in application forms, accompanying <br />documents (e.g., diplomas, licenses from other states, publica- <br />tions, etc.), letters of recommendation, and information other- <br />wise available to the licensing agency. Although some state <br />agencies have power to call for interviews, they are, not often <br />required. And testing (like board certification examinations) <br />has not been used. <br /> <br />Licenses are usually valid for one year, with almost <br />automatic renewal. In most sta tesfees have been rather modes t - <br />$100 a year or less. Suspension of licenses (until a hearing <br />can be had), revocation (after a hearing), and refusal to <br />renew are all theoretically possible under most state statutes <br />and agency rules. As a practical matter, though, the initial <br />grant of the license (or its denial) is the critical decision. <br /> <br />3.2 Permitting <br /> <br />The permit system is the key to effective regulation <br />of weather resources engineering. Weather modification projects, <br />unless excepted, are outlawed unless they are carried out <br />under and in accordance with the ~erms of a valid operational <br /> <br />3-5 <br />