Section 34-12-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Registration for Foresters. (2) PRACTICE OF FORESTRY. Any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible supervision as interpreted by the board of any forestry […]
Section 34-12-10 Firms, partnerships, and corporations. Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual, personal qualifications. No firms, companies, partnerships, or corporations can be licensed under this chapter. (Acts 1957, No. 533, p. 750, §17.)
Section 34-12-11 Reciprocity. (a) A person not a resident of, and having no established place of business in Alabama, or who has recently become a resident thereof, may use the title of registered forester and practice forestry provided: (1) Such person is legally licensed as a registered forester in his or her own state or […]
Section 34-12-12 Violations and penalties. (a) Any person who shall practice or offer to practice the profession of forestry in this state without being registered or exempted in accordance with this chapter; or any person who shall use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description […]
Section 34-12-2 Registration required; exceptions. (a) In order to benefit and protect the public, no person in either public or private capacity shall practice or offer to practice forestry, unless he or she has submitted evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and is registered by the board as hereinafter provided or […]
Section 34-12-3 Roster of registered foresters. A roster showing the names and places of business of all registered foresters qualified according to this chapter shall be prepared by the secretary of the board during the month of January biennially in even-numbered calendar years. Copies of this roster shall be posted on the board website, placed […]
Section 34-12-4 Qualifications of applicants for registration. (a) The following requirements shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified to practice forestry and to be registered and licensed pursuant to this chapter. Each applicant shall: (1) Hold a bachelors or higher degree from a school approved by the […]
Section 34-12-5 Applications; registration fees. Application for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. An application shall contain statements made under oath showing the education of the applicant and a detailed summary of his or her professional work. The application shall also contain not less than five references, of whom […]
Section 34-12-6 Examination. When written or oral examinations, or both, are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the board may determine. The methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination at the expiration of six months. This examination and all […]
Section 34-12-7 Licenses – Issuance; contents; use of license number. The board shall issue a license upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this chapter to an applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all of the requirements set out by this chapter. Licenses shall show the full […]
Section 34-12-8 Licenses – Expiration; renewal. (a) Licenses shall expire on the 30th day of September next following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. The secretary of the board shall notify, at his or her last registered address, every person registered under this chapter of the date of […]
Section 34-12-9 Licenses – Revocation; administrative fines; reissuance; replacement of lost license. The board may revoke the license of any registrant who is found guilty by the board of gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of forestry. The board may discipline its licensees by the imposition and collection of an administrative fine set […]
