143-A:22 License Required. –
I. No person shall identify, harvest, or offer wild mushrooms for sale unless he or she is licensed by the department.
II. A wild mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor may receive a tier 1 license upon the following:
(a) Payment of a fee of $75 to the department.
(b) Fulfilling educational requirements approved by the department.
(c) Passing an exam on the tier 1 mushroom list approved by the department.
III. A wild mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor may receive a tier 2 license upon the following:
(a) Payment of a fee of $75 to the department.
(b) Fulfilling educational requirements set by the department.
(c) Passing an exam on the tier 2 mushroom list approved by the department.
IV. Licenses shall be valid for 5 years from the date of issue. A person holding a valid mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor license may renew such license after completion of an on-line renewal course and payment of a $30 fee.
V. A licensee may only identify, harvest, and sell mushrooms from the tier list corresponding to the tier license they hold, however a tier 2 licensee may also identify, harvest, and sell mushrooms from the tier 1 list.
VI. The department may revoke a license for good cause including, but not limited to, the harvest, distribution or sale of wild mushrooms in a manner not consistent with this chapter and the educational program required under this section, failure to keep records in accordance with this subdivision, or the sale of wild harvested mushrooms not included on the tier 1 or tier 2 lists.
VII. A licensed mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor shall present his or her license to the purchaser of his or her mushrooms at the time of sale and to the department of health and human services or to the department of agriculture, markets, and food upon request.
VIII. A person harvesting wild mushrooms for personal use shall not require a license.
IX. A licensee may harvest from a property only with documented permission from the land owner or land manager.