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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:85 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:85 - Apprentice.

    310-A:85 Apprentice. –||I. To be eligible for recognition as an apprentice soil scientist, a person shall have the following qualifications:||(a) Be of responsible character;||(b) Have completed the formal education under RSA 310-A:84, I; and||(c) Be in training to become a certified soil scientist and be engaged in the practice of soil science under the direct supervision of a certified soil scientist who is performing soil science work.||II. To be eligible for recognition as an apprentice wetland scientist, a person shall have the following qualifications:||(a) Be of responsible character;||(b) Have completed the formal education under RSA 310-A:84, II-a; and||(c) Be in training to become a certified wetland scientist and be engaged in the practice of wetland science under the direct supervision of a certified wetland scientist who is performing wetland science work.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1997, 240:18, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:86 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:86 - Certification Procedure.

    310-A:86 Certification Procedure. –||I. Application for certification shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. Such forms shall include the applicant's educational background, including transcripts from educational institutions attended, a detailed work experience history, and such other information as the board may by rule require. All applications shall be signed under oath by the applicant.||II. Any person who has successfully passed the examination or has otherwise qualified as a certified soil scientist, apprentice soil scientist, certified wetland scientist, or apprentice wetland scientist, shall, upon payment of a fee, be issued a certificate attesting that the applicant is a certified soil scientist, apprentice soil scientist, certified wetland scientist, or apprentice wetland scientist.||III. Applications that meet the requirements of RSA 310-A:84 shall be approved.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1997, 240:19, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:87 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:87 - Certificates.

    310-A:87 Certificates. –||Certificates shall show the full name of the certified soil scientist, apprentice soil scientist, certified wetland scientist, or apprentice wetland scientist and have a serial number. Each certified soil scientist or certified wetland scientist shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the name of the certified individual, the legend "Certified Soil Scientist" or "Certified Wetland Scientist," as appropriate, and a place for the certified individual's signature. Plans and reports prepared by a certified individual shall be stamped with the seal and signed by the certified individual during the life of the certificate.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 136:35. 1997, 240:20, eff. July 1, 1997. 2021, 197:177, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:88 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:88 - Expiration.

    310-A:88 Expiration. –||A certification shall expire on the last day of the certificate holder's month of birth in the year 2 years following the year of issuance.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1989, 247:25, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:89 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:89 - Certificate Renewal.

    310-A:89 Certificate Renewal. –||Certificates may be renewed by written application prior to the expiration date and by payment of the prescribed renewal fee. The secretary shall notify each certified individual one month prior to expiration of such certificate.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 136:36. 1997, 240:21, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:90 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:90 - Failure to Renew.

    310-A:90 Failure to Renew. –||Failure to remit the biennial renewal fee when due shall automatically cancel the certification. If properly renewed, a certification shall remain in effect continuously from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause. A person whose certification is cancelled for such failure may reinstate such certification by paying, within one year of cancellation, all fees due, plus a late fee as established by the board.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 136:36, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:91 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:91 - Repealed by 1997, 240:28, II, eff. July 1, 1997.

    310-A:91 Repealed by 1997, 240:28, II, eff. July 1, 1997. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:92 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:92 - Fees.

    310-A:92 Fees. –||I. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A which establish fees for the following:||(a) Application for examination.||(b) Application for certification without examination.||(c) Application for certification by reciprocity.||(d) Application for certification upon examination.||(e) Biennial renewal for individuals certified under this subdivision.||(f) Application for certification as an apprentice soil scientist or apprentice wetland scientist.||(g) Late reinstatement fee for a late renewal.||(h) Replacement of lost or mutilated certificate.||II. The fees established by the board shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the board budgeted for the biennium in which they will apply.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1997, 240:22. 2009, 22:1. 2014, 269:7, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:93 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:93 - Disciplinary Action.

    310-A:93 Disciplinary Action. –||I. The board may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon written complaint of any person which charges that a person certified by the board has committed misconduct under paragraph II, and which specifies the grounds therefor.||II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a certificate to practice under this subdivision.||(b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.||(c) Any unprofessional conduct, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of soil science or wetland science.||(d) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligence or willful misconduct by a certified soil scientist or certified wetland scientist in the performance of professional duties.||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the person unfit to practice under this subdivision.||(f) [Repealed.]||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision.||(h) Suspension or revocation of a certificate, similar to one issued under this subdivision, in another jurisdiction which was not reinstated.||III. The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) By reprimand.||(b) By suspension, limitation, or restriction of certificate for a period of up to 5 years.||(c) By revocation of certificate.||(d) By requiring the person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which the person been found deficient.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 136:37. 1997, 240:23, 28, I, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:94 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:94 - Hearings.

    310-A:94 Hearings. –||The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to a hearing, all parties to a disciplinary proceeding shall be served, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, with a written copy of the complaint filed and notice of the time and place for hearing. All complaints shall be objectively received and fairly heard by the board, but no complaint shall be acted upon unless in writing. A hearing shall be held on all written complaints received by the board within one year of the date of notice of a complaint received by the accused, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Written notice of all disciplinary decisions made by the board shall be given to both parties to the proceeding upon their issuance. Orders of the board shall be subject to rehearing and appeal in the manner prescribed by RSA 541.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 284:55. 2014, 34:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:95 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:95 - Violations; Penalties.

    310-A:95 Violations;  Penalties. –||Any person who practices or offers to practice soil science or wetland science in this state for others without a certificate in accordance with this subdivision, or any person presenting or attempting to use the certificate or seal of another, or any person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate, or any person who falsely impersonates any other certified soil scientist or certified wetland scientist, or any person who attempts to use an expired or nonexistent or revoked certificate or authorization, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1995, 284:47. 1997, 240:24, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:96 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:96 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:96 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:95 on proceedings brought by the attorney general, the board, or any society of certified soil scientists or certified wetland scientists duly incorporated under the laws of this state.|||Source. 1988, 281:1. 1997, 240:25, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:97 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:97 - Repealed by 2007, 300:7, I, eff. July 1, 2007.

    310-A:97 Repealed by 2007, 300:7, I, eff. July 1, 2007. –|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:98 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:98 - General Provisions.

    310-A:98 General Provisions. –||I. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any person to practice for compensation or offer to practice for compensation in this state, the profession of forestry, as defined in this subdivision, or to use in connection with a name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that such person is a forester, unless such person has been duly licensed or is exempt from licensing under the provisions of this subdivision.||II. Nothing in this subdivision, however, shall be construed as requiring any person, business organization, state university, department or agency of any branch of government to be licensed pursuant to this subdivision in order to practice forestry on their own lands.||III. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as requiring any person to be licensed pursuant to this subdivision in order to carry out forest practices as an employee of a licensed forester and acting under the direct supervision of such licensed forester.||IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any person to be licensed under this subdivision if that person is engaged in activities incidental to the practice of forestry as defined in RSA 310-A:99, III, provided, however, that such person does not represent that the person is a forester as defined in RSA 310-A:99, I. Such incidental activities shall include: timber harvesting, agriculture, wildlife management, land use planning, arboriculture, procurement of forest resources to supply concerns dependent on those forest resources, and any other activity or occupation determined by the board to be incidental to the practice of forestry.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:38, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:53, 54, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:99 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:99 - Definitions.

    310-A:99 Definitions. –||As used in this chapter:||I. "Business organization" means any enterprise, whether corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, association, business trust, real estate trust, or other form of organization; organized for gain or profit, carrying on any business activity within the state.||I-a. "Forester" means a person who practices forestry and is licensed under this subdivision, or a person specifically exempted from licensure under RSA 310-A:98, II.||II. "Forestry" means the science of silviculture and the practice and art of managing and using for human benefit forestlands and the natural resources that occur in association with forestlands, including trees, other plants, animals, soil, water, and related air and climate.||III. "Practice of forestry" includes, but is not limited to, services related to a wooded area such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, the development of management plans, timber appraisal and the responsibility for the supervision of silviculture, utilization, protection and other forest-related activities, consistent with all state laws applicable to the harvesting and transport of forest products.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 284:48, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:101 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:101 - Procedures.

    310-A:101 Procedures. –||The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript of such records certified by the secretary of the board under seal shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced. The board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of books, papers, and documents in its investigation of complaints under this subdivision. Any member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the board. Such subpoenas issued by the board shall have the same effect as though issued for appearance before the superior court.|||Source. 1990, 166:5, eff. June 30, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:102 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:102 - Rulemaking.

    310-A:102 Rulemaking. –||Pursuant to RSA 541-A, the board shall make rules reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and the conduct of the proceedings brought before it, so long as such rules do not conflict with the constitution and laws of the state of New Hampshire. Such rulemaking authority includes, but is not limited to:||I. [Repealed.]||II. Qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements already set forth, including satisfactory evidence of good professional character.||III. Examination procedures.||IV. Renewal criteria, including requirements for continuing education.||V. [Repealed.]||VI. Ethical and professional standards to be met by each license holder under this subdivision and the manner in which disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards.||VII. Rules necessary to implement the provisions of RSA 310-A:98, IV.||VIII. Establishment of administrative fines for violations of this subdivision.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1996, 142:1. 2014, 174:9, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2021, 197:139, 140, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:103 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:103 - Disclosure.

    310-A:103 Disclosure. –||To ensure compliance with ethical standards established by the board, under RSA 310-A:102, VI, when dealing with the public, foresters shall:||I. Identify clearly themselves, their employer, and in whose interest they are working.||II. Disclose fully any financial or purchase interest they or their employer may have in the land or timber which they are working.||III. Disclose fully all direct or indirect costs or obligations of services provided, including hourly or daily rates and commissions, as well as exclusive contracts to sell forest products to certain individuals or firms.||IV. Provide complete services requested by landowners or disclose clearly that such services cannot be provided.|||Source. 1990, 166:5, eff. June 30, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:104 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:104 - Qualifications for License.

    310-A:104 Qualifications for License. –||Applicants for licensure as foresters shall qualify under one of the following categories:||I. Possession of a 4-year forestry degree and 2 years experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or otherwise meet the approval of the board.||II. Possession of a 2-year forestry degree and 4 years experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or otherwise meet the approval of the board.||III. Possession of a 4-year degree in a related field and 4 years experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or otherwise meet the approval of the board.||IV. Possession of a 2-year degree in a related field and 6 years experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or otherwise meet the approval of the board.||V. There shall be no minimum educational requirement for licensure as a forester for applicants who have 8 years of experience within the last 10 years of a nature satisfactory to the board. The applicant shall be required to pass an oral or written exam, or otherwise meet the approval of the board.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1996, 142:2, eff. July 23, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:105 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:105 - Applications; Fees.

    310-A:105 Applications;  Fees. –||Applications for licensing shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, and shall contain statements made under oath as to citizenship, residence, the applicant's education, a detailed summary of the applicant's technical experience, and shall contain the names of not less than 5 references, 3 or more of whom shall be individuals having personal or professional knowledge of the applicant's forestry experience. The fee for a license as a forester shall be fixed by the board. One-half of the fee shall accompany the application, the balance to be paid before the issuance of the license. Should the applicant fail to remit the remaining balance within 30 days after being notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the application has been accepted, the applicant shall forfeit the right to have the license issued and the applicant may be required to again submit an original application and pay an original fee on such application. Should the board deny the issuance of a license to any applicant, the fee deposited shall be retained by the board as an application fee.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:39, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:50, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:106 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:106 - Examination; Re-Examination; Fee.

    310-A:106 Examination;  Re-Examination;  Fee. –||The methods and procedure for written and oral examinations shall be prescribed by the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for re-examination at the expiration of 6 months and shall be entitled to one re-examination without payment of an additional fee. Subsequent re-examinations may be granted upon payment of a fee to be fixed by the board.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 2014, 174:10, eff. Sept. 9, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:107 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:107 - Issuance of License; Endorsement of Documents.

    310-A:107 Issuance of License;  Endorsement of Documents. –||The board shall issue a license upon payment of the fee as provided in this subdivision to any applicant, who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this subdivision. Licenses shall show the full name of the licensee and shall have a serial number. The issuance of a license by the board shall be evidence that the person named in the license is entitled to all rights and privileges of a licensed forester while such license remains unrevoked or unexpired. Plans, maps, and reports issued by the licensee shall be endorsed with the licensee's name and license number during the life of the license. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for anyone to endorse any document with such name and license number after the license of the named licensee has expired or has been revoked, unless said license has been renewed or reissued. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any licensed forester to endorse any plan, map or report unless the licensed forester shall have actually prepared such plan, map or report, or shall have been in the actual charge of the preparation of the same.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 1995, 136:40, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:51, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2021, 197:178, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:108 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:108 - Expiration.

    310-A:108 Expiration. –||All licenses issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the month of the licensee's birth in the year 2 years following the year of issuance.|||Source. 1990, 166:5. 2011, 64:1, eff. July 1, 2011.|