3.__Location.__The commissioner shall designate locations where the examination will be held, except the examination must be held in one of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife regions if at least 10 applicants reside in that region.

4.__Reexamination.__The commissioner may require a guide to be examined or reexamined if the commissioner receives a written complaint and, upon investigation, believes that the guide no longer meets the guide qualifications.

5.__Fee.__The examination fee is $100.__An applicant may retake the examination once without paying an additional fee.__ The fee is nonrefundable.

6.__Oral examination.__If an oral examination is administered, the examination must be conducted by at least 2 trained examiners designated pursuant to section 10153, subsection 2, paragraph D who are approved by the commissioner or members of the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides.

§12856. Approved curriculum for licensed Maine guides

The commissioner shall approve a curriculum designed to prepare persons for the guide examinations.__This curriculum must cover practical skills, fisheries and wildlife laws and other aspects important for the guiding profession.__The commissioner shall convene an ad hoc advisory board, as defined under Title 5, section 12008, to develop the curriculum.__Nonagency members must be compensated according to Title 5, chapter 379.__The commissioner also shall consult with the Department of Education in developing the curriculum.

§12857.__Hiring guide

1.__Prohibition.__A person may not hire another person as a guide if the hiring person has knowledge that the person does not hold a valid guide license.

2.__Violation.__A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

§12858.__Guide license violations

1.__Guide license violations.__A person licensed as a guide: