804-035-0010 Business Registration for Business Providing Landscape Architecture Services (1) A business as defined at OAR 804-003-0000(2) is required to obtain and maintain an active business registration from the Board. A business must hold a separate business registration for each office of the business from which landscape architecture services are provided in Oregon. (2) A business that intends to provide landscape architecture services in Oregon may apply for a business registration. (3) Each business or business office providing landscape architectural services in Oregon must meet the following requirements: (a) For purposes of ORS 671.318 and Division 35, an "owner or officer" of the business means an individual owning, operating, or employed by the business and having full authority, accountability, and responsibility on behalf of the business to enter into contracts for provision of landscape architectural services in Oregon, to directly provide such services, and to otherwise make decisions regarding the execution and outcome of such services. At least one “owner or officer” must be a Registered Landscape Architect holding an active registration in good standing with the Board and be in responsible charge of the landscape architecture services of the business. (b) Each business must designate at least one Registered Landscape Architect holding an active registration and in good standing with the Board as being in responsible charge of the landscape architectural services provided in Oregon by the business. In the case of a business with multiple office locations, each office that, regardless of its physical location, is providing landscape architectural services in Oregon must have a designated Registered Landscape Architect in responsible charge of the services provided from that office. (A) All professional documents issued by the business that are required to be stamped under ORS 671.310 to 671.459 or OAR chapter 804 shall bear the stamp and signature of a Registered Landscape Architect designated as in responsible charge under the business registration on file with the Board. Such professional documents shall also bear the name of the business. (B) More than one Registered Landscape Architect may be designated as in responsible charge of landscape architecture services provided through a business or business office; (C) An individual Registered Landscape Architect may be designated as in responsible charge of more than one office of a business provided that the Registered Landscape Architect is able to adequately supervise the landscape architecture services provided in Oregon; (D) An individual Registered Landscape Architect stamping and signing documents must maintain, and make available to the Board upon request, adequate records to demonstrate the nature and extent of the direct supervision and control over, and detailed knowledge of, the work stamped and signed; (E) Each Registered Landscape Architect designated as being in responsible charge of landscape architectural services provided by a business must have a Statement of Responsibility with current and accurate information on file with the Board; and (4) Each business holding a business registration must notify the Board in writing within 30 days of any change in: (a) Business name, including any assumed, fictitious, trading as or doing business as names the business uses. (b) Business contact information such as physical and mailing addresses, preferred email address and phone number. (c) Business status, including closure, opening or other change in business office locations and changes in business owners or officers. (d) Registered Landscape Architect designated as being in responsible charge of the landscape architectural services provided in Oregon by the business or business office. (5) When a business holding an active business registration changes its name during a renewal period, a new business registration is not required. However, the Board will assign a new business registration number to the business under the new name. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 671.318 & 671.415 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 671.318 History: LAB 2-2025, amend filed 11/17/2025, effective 12/01/2025 LAB 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 2-10-17 LAB 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-19-10 LAB 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-17-10 LAB 2-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-08 LAB 2-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-26-06, Renumbered from 804-030-0011 LAB 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-05 Reverted to LAB 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-98 LAB 1-2001(Temp), f. 12-24-01 cert. ef. 1-1-02 thru 5-1-02 LAB 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-98 LAB 2-1984, f. & ef. 5-1-84 LAB 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 2-10-17 LAB 2-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-26-06 LAB 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 2-14-05 Reverted to LAB 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-98 LAB 1-2001(Temp), f. 12-24-01 cert. ef. 1-1-02 thru 5-1-02 LAB 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-98 LAB 2-1984, f. & ef. 5-1-84