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59 OK Stat § 59-1151.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.19. Construction of act.

|This act shall be construed to be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any required licensure of persons for certain professions and trades in this state, and further, this act shall not be deemed to conflict with or affect the authority of any state or local agency, board or commission whose duty and authority is to administer or enforce any law or ordinance or to establish, administer or enforce any policy, rule, qualification or standard for any trade or profession. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 479, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.20. Roofing Contractor Registration Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Construction Industries Board to be designated the "Roofing Contractor Registration Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of application and renewal fees, late fees, administrative fees, reinstatement fees, and any other monies collected pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Construction Industries Board for implementation and administration of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, and the fully adjudicated fine revenue received into this fund may be transferred to the Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund created in subsection E of Section 1 of this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |This fund shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of Section 211 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2010, c. 479, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 278; Laws 2018, c. 244, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.22. Workers compensation insurance coverage

|A. Any contract entered into under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act shall include a statement that all individuals performing work under the contract are covered by workers' compensation insurance. |B. If an affidavit of exemption for workers' compensation insurance is used by a legitimately exempt person, it shall be attached to the contract and it shall be used only for residential construction projects. All commercial projects shall require all individuals performing work on such project to be covered by workers' compensation insurance as employees of the person registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. However, any day laborer who can show proof of being covered by workers' compensation insurance under the temporary labor agency for whom he or she is hired-out may provide an affidavit from the temporary labor agency to meet the requirement of this section for authority to use an affidavit of exemption. No roofing contractor required to be registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act shall hire any out-of-state company or person or use any person or independent contractor that is not registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act with the required workers' compensation insurance or who is not deemed his or her employee for purposes of workers' compensation insurance.C. In no event shall a homeowner be held liable in the workers' compensation administrative system for injury or death to any person who performs work under a contract with a person required by law to be registered under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and have workers' compensation insurance on all persons performing work on the roofing project.Added by Laws 2011, c. 225, § 7. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 295, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.23. Subcontractor and independent contract liability insurance.

|A subcontractor or an independent contractor hired by a general contractor to engage in the business of roofing shall provide proof of liability insurance as provided for in subsection A of Section 1151.5 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. It shall be the responsibility of the general contractor to ensure the subcontractor or independent contractor has complied with this section. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 225, § 8.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.24. Additional registration prohibited.

|No political subdivision or governmental entity created by or acting on the authority of a political subdivision shall use the Roofing Contractor Registration Act to impose any additional registration or permitting requirement. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 225, § 9.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.25. Commercial roofing endorsement examination.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, on and after July 1, 2015, every roofing contractor offering to engage in or engaging in performing commercial roofing contractor work in this state shall be required to take and successfully pass a commercial roofing examination approved under the provisions of this act, and be in compliance with all other provisions of the act and rules thereof before acting or being endorsed as a commercial roofing contractor. |B. Examinations for a commercial roofer endorsement shall be uniform and practical in nature and sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for endorsement. Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examinations shall be offered at least monthly; dates, times and locations are to be determined by the registrar or third-party vendor with approval of the registrar.C. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of ninety (90) days. However, in a declared state of emergency, the examination shall be available as often as possible as determined by the registrar.D. No commercial roofer endorsement shall be renewed unless the qualifying party has completed the required hours of continuing education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Roofing Examiners and the Construction Industries Board.Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
59 OK Stat § 59-1151.28 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1151.28. Roofing Hearing Board.

|A. The designee of the Construction Industries Board, as chair, and the Committee of Roofing Examiners shall act as the Roofing Hearing Board and shall comply with the provisions of the Construction Industries Board Act, rules and Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act. |B. Any administrative hearing on suspensions, revocations or fines shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed by the Construction Industries Board. The hearing examiner's decision shall be a final decision which may be appealed to a district court in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and the Construction Industries Board Act and rules and regulations.C. The Roofing Hearing Board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate and conduct hearings on the business transactions of any roofing contractor, firm or any person soliciting or engaging in roofing contractor work.D. The Roofing Hearing Board may conduct hearings on citations issued to any person pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, applications for suspension and revocation of a registration or endorsement.E. The Construction Industries Board shall suspend or revoke or may refuse to issue or renew any license or registration under the commercial roofer endorsement provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act for any of the following standards of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act:1. Making a material misstatement in the application for an endorsement, or the renewal of an endorsement;2. Obtaining any endorsement by false or fraudulent representation;3. Loaning or allowing the use of such endorsement by any other person or illegally using an endorsement;4. Demonstrating incompetence to act as a commercial roofing contractor;5. Violating any provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, or any rule or order prescribed by the Construction Industries Board pursuant to the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act; or6. Willfully failing to perform normal business obligations without justifiable cause.F. Any person whose endorsement or registration has been revoked by the Roofing Hearing Board may apply for a new license one (1) year from the date of such revocation.Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
59 OK Stat § 59-1158 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1158. Installers of individual sewage disposal systems – Certification - Penalties.

|A. On and after July 1, 2002, any person, before engaging in the installation of individual sewage disposal systems, shall first obtain certification from the Department of Environmental Quality under such rules as may be promulgated by the Environmental Quality Board. The provisions of this subsection shall only apply to persons who install more than ten individual sewage disposal systems per calendar year. As used in this section, “individual sewage disposal systems” means a sewage disposal system that serves an individual residence or duplex and is not available for use by the general public. |B. Environmental Specialists employed by the Department of Environmental Quality may perform soil profile descriptions to design individual and other subsurface sewage disposal systems. Any other individual choosing to perform soil profile descriptions to design individual and other subsurface sewage disposal systems shall first be certified by the Department of Environmental Quality under such rules as may be promulgated by the Environmental Quality Board.C. The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate rules that shall include, but not be limited to, the following:1. Establishment of minimum requirements for each type of certification;2. Establishment of a procedure and schedule for the assessment of penalties for failure to comply with this section or rules promulgated pursuant thereto;3. Establishment of procedures for suspension, revocation and nonrenewal of a certification; and4. A requirement that an annual fee, as set by the Environmental Quality Board pursuant to Section 2-3-402 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be paid to the Department of Environmental Quality for each certification.D. The Water Quality Management Advisory Council shall recommend proposed rules to the Environmental Quality Board pursuant to Section 2-2-201 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.E. The Department of Environmental Quality may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, assess administrative penalties and may revoke, suspend or deny renewal of a certification pursuant to Section 2-3-502 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes for any violation of this section or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Such administrative penalties shall be deposited as provided in Section 2-3-401 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2001, c. 245, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
59 OK Stat § 59-1201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1201. License required - Purpose of act.

|No person shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description that he is a registered forester, unless he shall be licensed as hereinafter provided. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as preventing any person, firm, partnership, or corporation from practicing forestry, landscape architecture, or managing woodlands, forest, or trees, or from operating the removal of any products therefrom, or planting trees on any plat of land, in any manner desired. This act is for the benefit and protection of the public. |Laws 1963, c. 92, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963.
59 OK Stat § 59-1202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1202. Definitions.

|As used in Section 1201 et seq. of this title: (1) the term "forester" means a person who, by reason of his knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, and the principles of forestry, acquired by forestry education, as set forth in Section 1212 of this title, and/or practical experience is qualified to engage in the practice of professional forestry as hereinafter defined; (2) the term "registered forester" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to the act; (3) the term "practice of professional forestry" means professional forestry services, including but not limited to consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible supervisions of any forestry activities when such professional services require the application of forestry principles and techniques; and (4) the term "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1210 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1210. Record of proceedings - Register of applications.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall keep a register of all applications for registration. The register shall show the name, age, and residence of each applicant; the date of the application; address for the receipt of mail and the place of business of each applicant; the education and other qualifications of the applicant; whether or not an examination was required; whether the application was rejected; whether a license was granted; the date of the action of the Department; and such other information as may be deemed necessary by the Department. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 10, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 364, § 14, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998; Laws 2013, c. 118, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1211 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1211. Roster of registered foresters.

|A roster showing the names and places of business of all registered foresters qualified according to the provisions of Section 1201 et seq. of this title shall be prepared by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry during the month of March of each year. Copies of the roster shall be mailed to each person registered, placed on file with the Secretary of State and made available to the public upon request. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 11, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1212 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1212. Ineligibility for registration.

|No person shall qualify as a registered forester unless the person graduated from a university or college with a curriculum in forestry acceptable to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, including one three-credit course in each of the following subjects: silviculture, forest protection, forest management, forest economics, and forest utilization, and who has a record of an additional two (2) years or more of experience in forestry work of a character satisfactory to the Department, and indication that the applicant is competent to practice professional forestry. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 12, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 42, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-1213 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1213. Applications for registration - Forms - Fees

|Applications for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, shall contain statements as to citizenship, residence, the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain the names of not less than five (5) persons, of whom three (3) or more shall be forestry school graduates, having personal or professional knowledge of the applicant's forestry experience. The forms shall also contain a code of ethics prepared and approved by the Department essentially conforming to the code of ethics of the Society of American Foresters. The registration fee for a certificate as a "licensed forester" shall be fixed by the Department but not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), one-half (1/2) of which fee shall accompany the application, the balance to be paid before issuance of the certificate. Should the applicant fail or refuse to remit the remaining balance within thirty (30) days after being notified by mail that the applicant has successfully qualified, the applicant shall forfeit the right to have a certificate issued and the applicant may be required to again submit an original application and pay an original fee therefor. Should the Department deny the issuance of a certificate of registration to any applicant, the fee deposited shall be retained by the Department as an application fee. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 13, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 228, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-1214 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1214. Examinations.

|When examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall determine. The methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the Department. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination at the expiration of six (6) months and shall be entitled to one reexamination without payment of an additional fee. Subsequent examinations may be granted upon payment of a fee to be determined by the Department, but not in excess of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 14, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1215 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1215. Licenses - Endorsement of plans, maps, etc.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall issue a license upon payment of the registration fee as provided for in Section 1201 et seq. of this title to any applicant who, in the opinion of the Department, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of the act. Licenses shall show the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the Department. The issuance of a license by the Department shall be evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed forester while the license remains unrevoked or unexpired. Plans, maps, specifications, and reports issued by a registrant shall be endorsed with the registrant's name and license number. It shall be a misdemeanor for anyone to endorse any plan, specifications, estimate, or map unless the registrant actually prepared the plan, specification, estimate, or map or was in actual charge of the preparation or responsible therefor. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 15, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1216 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1216. Expiration of licenses - Renewals.

|Licenses shall expire one (1) year after the date of their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to notify, at the registrant's last-registered address, every person registered under this act of the date of the expiration of the license and the amount of the fee that shall be required for its renewal for one (1) year; notice shall be mailed at least one (1) month in advance of the date of the expiration of the license. The fee for renewal of licenses shall not exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00). The Department shall make an exception to the foregoing renewal provisions in the case of a person while on active duty in any of the armed forces of the United States. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 16, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1217 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1217. Individual personal qualifications.

|Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual personal qualifications. No firm, company, partnership, corporation, or public agency shall be licensed as a registered forester. |Laws 1963, c. 92, § 17, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963.
59 OK Stat § 59-1218 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1218. Reciprocity.

|A person not a resident of and having no established place of business in Oklahoma, or who has recently become a resident thereof, may become a licensed forester in Oklahoma provided: (1) the person is legally licensed as a registered forester in the state or country of origin and submits evidence to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry of the license and that the requirements for registration therein are at least substantially equivalent to the requirements of Section 1201 et seq. of this title; and (2) the state or country in which licensed observes these same rules of reciprocity in regard to persons originally licensed under the provisions of this act; and (3) the Department shall issue a qualified applicant a one-year permit upon receipt of a fee equal to one-year annual renewal charged licensed foresters in this state. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 18, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1219 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1219. Revocation of licenses - Reissuance.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall have the power to revoke the license of any registrant who is found guilty by the Department of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in connection with any forestry practice against any registrant. Such charges shall be written, shall be sworn to by the person making them, and shall be filed with the secretary of the Department. All charges shall be heard by the Department pursuant to its rules and regulations. The Department, for reasons it may deem sufficient, may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked. A new license to replace any license revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the Department, and upon payment of a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00). |Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 19, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.