3.__Examination.__All initial applicants for a whitewater guide's license are required to pass an examination developed and administered by the commissioner.

4.__Fee.__The fee for an examination is $100 and is not refundable.__An applicant may retake the examination once without paying an additional examination fee.__A whitewater guide's license is a 3-year license.__The fee for a whitewater guide's license is $87.

5.__Renewal.__A whitewater guide whose license is not suspended or revoked may renew that license upon the payment of the license fee.__An examination is required for any person who has not held a valid whitewater guide's license within the previous 3 years.

§12910.__Safety; order of launch; safety committee

1.__Whitewater trip safety restrictions.__The commissioner shall by rule establish safety restrictions for whitewater trips.__ A person who violates safety restrictions established pursuant to this subsection commits a Class E crime.

2.__Order of launch.__Launch order of commercial whitewater outfitters on a particular river or portion of river may be determined and enforced by the department to protect public health and safety.__The department shall provide for the outfitters to choose, in the order of their first documented dates of continuous commercial operation on the particular river or portion of river, their preferred launch positions.__ To facilitate that determination, each outfitter shall submit a sworn affidavit to the department stating the date the outfitter first began continuous commercial operation.

3.__Whitewater Safety Committee.__The Whitewater Safety Committee established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 70 shall advise the commissioner in establishing and reviewing safety requirements for whitewater trips, developing a safety information program and reviewing the safety record of whitewater guides and outfitters. The committee shall submit a written report annually on each outfitter's safety record to the commissioner.

A.__The Whitewater Safety Committee is composed of 8 members:__2 members of the Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides designated by the board; 2 commercial whitewater outfitters and 2 whitewater guides designated by