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GA Code § 12-6-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-45. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Removal of Members; Vacancies

 The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment only as provided in this part.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 169 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 228 et seq., 264.
GA Code § 12-6-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-46. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Meetings; Officers

 The board shall hold meetings as necessary. The board shall elect or appoint annually a chairman and a vice-chairman. The division director of the professional licensing boards division, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 43, shall serve as secretary of the board in the same manner as provided by Code Sections 43-1-1 and 43-1-2.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 20; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 12.)   Cross references.   - General duties of division director, authority of division director to determine expiration, renewal, and penalty dates of licenses, §§ 43-1-3,43-1-4.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 79, 86.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 34 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-47. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Rules and Regulations; Seal

  The board shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state, which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and the regulation of the proceedings before it.   The board shall adopt and have an official seal.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 8; Ga. L. 1959, p. 161, § 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 107, 109, 114, 115, 123, 124.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 97, 99 et seq., 105, 190, 207, 212 et seq. 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 278.
GA Code § 12-6-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-48. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Record of Proceedings

 The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The records of the board shall be prima-facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth therein, and a transcript thereof, duly 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.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 10; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 198.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 47 et seq. 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 356, 433, 434.
GA Code § 12-6-49.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-49.1. Denial or Suspension of License for Noncompliance With Child Support Order

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Agency" means the agency within the Department of Human Services which is responsible for enforcing orders for child support pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19, the "Child Support Recovery Act."   "Compliance with an order for child support" means, as set forth in a court order, administrative order, or contempt order for child support, the obligor is not more than 60 calendar days in arrears in making payments in full for current support, periodic payments on a support arrearage, or periodic payments on a reimbursement for public assistance.   "Proof of compliance" means the notice of release issued by the agency or a court of competent jurisdiction stating that the delinquent obligor is in compliance with an order for child support.     The board shall suspend, as provided for in Code Sections 19-6-28.1 and 19-11-9.3, the license of any registered forester upon receipt of a record from the agency or a court of competent jurisdiction stating that such licensee is not in compliance with an order for child support.   The board shall deny the application or renewal, as provided for in Code Sections 19-6-28.1 and 19-11-9.3, of any applicant or licensee upon receipt of a record that such applicant or licensee is not in compliance with an order for child support from the agency or court of competent jurisdiction.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the hearings and appeals procedures provided for in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3, where applicable, shall be the only such procedures required to suspend a license or deny the issuance or renewal of an application for a license under this part.     (Code 1981, §12-6-49.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 453, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "as provided for in" was substituted for "as provided in for" in subsection (c).
GA Code § 12-6-49.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-49.2. Suspension of Registered Forester License; Borrowers in Default

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Agency" means the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation created in Code Section 20-3-263 which is responsible for administering a program of guaranteed educational loans to eligible students and eligible parents known as the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program.   "Borrower" means an individual who borrowed a guaranteed educational loan under the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program.   "Default" means default as defined by federal law under the Higher Education Act of 1965.   "Satisfactory repayment status" means the borrower has agreed to repay the defaulted loan to the agency and has made a payment in the most recent prior 60 days.     The board shall not suspend the license of any registered forester because he or she is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status as determined by the agency or who has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.   The board shall not deny the application for renewal of any applicant or licensee because he or she is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status as determined by the agency or who has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.     (Code 1981, §12-6-49.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1094, § 5; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-5/SB 214.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, rewrote subsections (b) and (c), which read: "(b) The board shall suspend, as provided for in Code Section 20-3-295, the license of any registered forester upon receipt of a record from the agency stating that such licensee is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status.   "(c) The board shall deny the application for renewal, as provided for in Code Section 20-3-295, of any applicant or licensee upon receipt of a record from the agency stating that such licensee is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status."; and deleted former subsection (d), which read: "Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the hearings and appeals procedures provided for in Code Section 20-3-295, where applicable, shall be the only such procedures required to suspend a license or deny the issuance or renewal of an application for a license under this part."
GA Code § 12-6-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-50. Applications for Registration; Fee

  Applications for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board; shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work; and shall contain not fewer than five references, of whom three or more shall be registered foresters having personal or professional knowledge of the applicant's forestry experience.   The registration fee for a license as a registered forester shall be an amount established by the board. Should the board deny the issuance of a license to any applicant, the initial fee deposited shall be retained by the board as an application fee.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 13; Ga. L. 1993, p. 481, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 38 et seq., 52, 53.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 59, 60, 112.
GA Code § 12-6-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-51. Examinations

 When written examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the division director of the professional licensing boards division, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 43, shall determine. The methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the division director of the professional licensing boards division, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 43. A candidate failing on examination may apply for reexamination in the manner provided for by the division director of the professional licensing boards division, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 43. Subsequent examination will be granted upon payment of a fee to be determined by the board.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 14; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 20; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 12.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 52, 53.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, § 65.
GA Code § 12-6-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-52. Licenses - Issuance Generally; Endorsement by Registrant of Plans, Maps, Specifications, and Reports Issued by Registrant

 The board shall issue a license upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this part to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all of the requirements of this part. The issuance of a license by the board shall be evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered forester while the license remains unrevoked or unexpired. Plans, maps, specifications, and reports issued by a registrant shall be endorsed with his name and license number during the life of the registrant's license.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 15; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 52, 53.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 59, 60.
GA Code § 12-6-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-53. Licenses - Eligibility of Foresters With 12 Years' Experience

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 8, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1964, p. 409, § 2.
GA Code § 12-6-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-54. Licenses - Reciprocity for Nonresidents

  Any person who is licensed as a registered forester under the laws of another state may be licensed and registered under the laws of Georgia by reciprocity without having to qualify under the other provisions of this part, subject to the following conditions:   That the requirements and qualifications for licensing and registration under the laws of the state in which such person is licensed are substantially equivalent to those of Georgia, such substantial equivalency to be determined by the board; and   That such state permits licensing of foresters registered in Georgia on terms substantially equivalent to those of this Code section, such substantial equivalency to be determined by the board.     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Code section, the board may decline to license by reciprocity any person on an individual basis where the board determines that such applicant does not possess good character or has been guilty of fraud in making application under the laws of Georgia or of any other state, or where the board determines by examination or otherwise that such applicant is not in fact qualified to become licensed as a registered forester.   Any person desiring to become registered under this Code section shall make application under oath on blanks to be furnished by the board, shall accompany such application with the same fee required for licensing and registration under Code Section 12-6-50, and shall cause to be sent to the board a certificate from the proper authority of the state under which such person is already registered certifying thereto.   Any license issued under this Code section shall be subject to all provisions of this part governing expiration, renewal, renewal fees, revocation, and any and all other provisions of law governing or relating to registered foresters.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 18; Ga. L. 1959, p. 161, § 6; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1993, p. 481, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Cooperation between Georgia and other states, T. 28, C. 6.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Conditions for grant of license by reciprocity.    - Under this section the granting of a license by reciprocity has no relation to the state in which the licensee resides; the only question for consideration when a licensee from another state has made application for registration in this state is whether or not the state in which the licensee is licensed permits "licensing of foresters registered in Georgia on terms substantially equivalent to those of this section." 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 266 (see O.C.G.A. § 12-6-54).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 31 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 59, 60. 81A C.J.S., States, § 71 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-55. Licenses - Only Individuals May Be Licensed

 Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual personal qualifications. No firm, company, partnership, or corporation can be licensed.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 17.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 42.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 59, 60.
GA Code § 12-6-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-56. Licenses - Expiration and Renewal Generally; Continuing Forestry Education Requirement

  Licenses shall be valid for up to two years and shall be renewable biennially on the renewal date established by the division director of the professional licensing boards division, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 43.   The board shall require persons who are licensed under this part to complete not less than six hours and not more than 20 hours of continuing forestry education as a condition of license renewal. The board shall be authorized to approve continuing forestry education courses offered by professional organizations, institutions of higher learning, qualified individuals, or specialty societies. In addition, the board shall be authorized to approve credit for meetings, presentations, or other activities considered by the board to be a form of continuing education.   The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing forestry education requirement in cases of hardship or illness.   The board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 16; Ga. L. 1956, p. 691, § 2; Ga. L. 1957, p. 169, § 1; Ga. L. 1958, p. 656, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 352, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 20.)   Cross references.   - Duties of the division director generally, T. 43, C. 1.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1989, p. 352, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective January 1, 1990, and the continuing education requirements imposed by this Act shall apply for those persons who are applying for renewal of licenses which expire on or after December 31, 1991."   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 56 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 59, 60.
GA Code § 12-6-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-57. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Denial or Revocation of License; Discipline of Licensee; Code of Ethics

 The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant, to revoke the license of a person licensed by the board, or to discipline a person licensed by the board upon a finding by a majority of the board that the licensee or applicant has violated the provisions of Code Section 43-1-19. The board shall have the authority to adopt, by regulation, a code of professional ethics for foresters and thereby define unethical conduct or practice by applicants or licensees of the board for purposes of Code Section 43-1-19.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 19; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 9; Ga. L. 1998, p. 183, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 56 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 87, 139.
GA Code § 12-6-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-58. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Duplicate License for Lost, Destroyed, or Mutilated License

 A duplicate license to replace any lost, destroyed, or mutilated license may be issued, subject to the rules of the board, upon payment of a fee established by the board.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 409, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 10.)
GA Code § 12-6-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-59. Receipts and Disbursements

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 11, effective July 1, 1988.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 9.
GA Code § 12-6-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-60. Injunctive Relief

 In addition to any other remedy or criminal prosecution, whenever it shall appear to the board that any person, firm, company, partnership, association, or corporation, or their agents, officers, or directors, is or has been holding himself, itself, or themselves out to the public as a registered forester when not so registered, the board may, on its own motion or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, file an equitable petition in its own name in the superior court in any county of this state having jurisdiction of the parties, alleging the facts and praying for a temporary restraining order, a temporary injunction, or a permanent injunction against such person, firm, company, partnership, association, or corporation, or their agents, officers, and directors, restraining him, it, or them from violating such law. Upon proof of the facts as alleged, the court shall issue such restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction without requiring allegation or proof that the petitioner therefor has no adequate remedy at law.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 409, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Sections affect only Georgia resident foresters.    - Provisions of Ga. L. 1959, p. 161, § 1 and Ga. L. 1964, p. 409, § 3 (see O.C.G.A. §§ 12-6-60 and12-6-61) affect only Georgia resident foresters or those doing actual business in this state. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-258.