reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
26 V.S.A. § 2593
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2593. Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations; individual proprietorships; liability

§ 2593. Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations; individual proprietorships; liability|(a) The right to practice land surveying is a personal right based on the qualities of the individual and evidenced by a nontransferable license.(b) A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or individual proprietorship may furnish land surveyor services provided a member or employee thereof is a licensed land surveyor and is in responsible charge of such surveys, and provided all land surveys are signed and stamped with the personal seal of the licensed land surveyor in responsible charge.(c) A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or individual proprietorship with which the land surveyor may practice shall be jointly and severally liable with the land surveyor for work performed. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 40, § 13.)
26 V.S.A. § 2595
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2595. Exceptions

§ 2595. Exceptions|(a) The work of an employee or subordinate of a person having a license under this chapter is exempted from the licensing provisions of this chapter if such work is done under the supervision of and is verified by a licensee.(b) This chapter shall not be construed to apply to or to interfere with federal employees in the performance of their official duties.(c) This chapter shall not be construed to apply to or to interfere with State employees in the performance of their official duties, provided that the work is being done under the supervision of a licensed land surveyor.(d) [Repealed.]  (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 35, § 41; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 34.)
26 V.S.A. § 2596
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2596. Use of seal; certification

§ 2596. Use of seal; certification|(a) Each licensed land surveyor shall procure a personal seal in a form approved by the Board. The surveyor shall affix the surveyor's signature and seal together with a certification statement as to the nature of the survey work upon all completed maps, plats, surveys, or other documents before delivery thereof to any client or before any map, plat, survey, or other document is offered for filing at the office of the town clerk or any other proper authority. The certification statement shall clearly set forth what information was used as the basis of the survey and shall indicate that the survey work identified thereon is consistent with this information.(b) Use of the seal for stamping or sealing documents after the corresponding certificate of licensure has expired or has been suspended or revoked unless the certificate has been renewed or reissued shall be unlawful. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 2597
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2597. Fees

§ 2597. Fees|Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees:(1) Application                                                                   $200.00 (2) Biennial renewal of license                                          $300.00 (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 58; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 38b; 1997, No. 59, § 58, eff. June 30, 1997; 1999, No. 49, § 179; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. June 21, 2002; 2005, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2015, No. 57, § 4.)
26 V.S.A. § 2598
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2598. Unprofessional conduct

§ 2598. Unprofessional conduct|(a) Unprofessional conduct is the conduct prohibited by this section and by 3 V.S.A. § 129a.(b) Unprofessional conduct includes the following actions by a licensee:  (1) practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law; (2) accepting and performing responsibilities that the licensee knows or has reason to know that he or she is not competent to perform; (3) making any material misrepresentation with respect to the qualifications of or experience of an applicant or otherwise in the practice of the profession, whether by commission or omission; (4) [Repealed.] (5) willfully acting, while serving as a Board member, in any way to contravene the provisions of this chapter and thereby artificially restrict the entry of qualified persons into the profession; (6) using the licensee's seal on documents prepared by others not in the licensee's direct supervision, or using the seal of another. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 38c; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2011, No. 66, § 7, eff. June 1, 2011; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)
26 V.S.A. § 2601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 45 - Land Surveyors|§ 2601. Renewals

§ 2601. Renewals|(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the renewal fee following the procedure established by the Office of Professional Regulation.(b) [Repealed.](c) A license that has lapsed for a period of three years or less may be renewed upon application and payment of the renewal fee and the late penalty fee.(d) As a condition of renewal, the Board shall require that a licensee establish that he or she has completed continuing education, as approved by the Board not to exceed 15 hours for each year of renewal.(e) The Board may renew the license of an individual whose license has lapsed for more than three years upon payment of the required fee and the late renewal penalty, provided the individual has satisfied all the requirements for renewal established by the Board by rule. (Added 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; amended 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.)
26 V.S.A. § 2611
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2611. Definitions

§ 2611. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (2) "Disciplinary action" means any action taken against a licensed landscape architect for unprofessional conduct. (3) "Landscape architect" means a person who complies with all provisions of this chapter and is licensed by the Director to engage in the practice of landscape architecture. (4) "License" means an authorization granted by the Director to practice landscape architecture. (5) "Practice of landscape architecture" means any service where landscape architectural education, training, experience, and the application of mathematical, physical, and social science principles are applied in consultation, evaluation, planning, and design, including the preparation and filing of drawings, plans, specifications, and other contract documents and the administration of contracts relative to projects principally directed at the functional and aesthetic development, use, or preservation of land that directly affects the health, safety, and welfare of the public. These services include the implementation of land development concepts and natural resource management plans through the design or grading of: land forms; on-site, surface, and storm water drainage; soil conservation and erosion control; small water features; pedestrian, bicycle, and local motor vehicular circulation systems; and related construction details. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2612
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2612. Prohibition and enforcement

§ 2612. Prohibition and enforcement|(a) No person shall:  (1) Practice or attempt to practice landscape architecture or hold himself or herself as being able to do so in this State without first obtaining a valid license as required by this chapter. (2) Use the title "landscape architect," "landscape architecture," or "landscape architectural" in connection with the person's name without being duly licensed under this chapter.   (b) No person licensed under this chapter shall:  (1) stamp or seal documents with his or her landscape architect seal if his or her license has expired or is revoked or suspended; (2) practice or attempt to practice landscape architecture during license revocation or suspension; (3) engage in unprofessional conduct; (4) violate any provisions of this chapter.   (c) A person who willfully violates any provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c).(d) The administrative law officer may bring an action for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2613
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2613. Exemptions

§ 2613. Exemptions|(a) This chapter shall not affect or prevent:  (1) the practice of architecture, land surveying, engineering, or other licensed profession by persons not licensed under this chapter; (2) drafters, clerks, project managers, superintendents, students, and other employees or interns from acting under the instructions, control, or supervision of their employers; (3) the construction, alteration, or supervision of sites by contractors or superintendents employed by contractors or the preparation of shop drawings in connection with the construction, alteration, or supervision; (4) owners or contractors from engaging persons who are not landscape architects to observe and supervise site construction of a project; (5) the preparation of construction documents showing plantings, other horticulture-related elements, or landscape materials unrelated to horticulture; (6) individuals from making plans, drawings, or specifications for any property owned by them and for their own personal use; (7) the design of irrigation systems; or (8) officers or employees of the federal government from working in connection with their employment.   (b) This section shall not be construed to permit a person not licensed as provided in this chapter to use the title landscape architect or any title, sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a landscape architect.(c) This chapter shall not be construed to limit or restrict in any manner the right of a practitioner of another profession or occupation from carrying on in the usual manner any of the functions of that profession or occupation as their experience, education, and training allow them to practice, including the professions of landscape design, garden design, planning, forestry, and forestry management. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 2621
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2621. Office of Professional Regulation

§ 2621. Office of Professional Regulation|(a) The Director shall:  (1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as landscape architects; (2) explain appeal procedures to licensed landscape architects and applicants, and complaint procedures to the public; (3) administer fees as established by law; (4) receive applications for licensure; administer examinations; provide licenses to applicants qualified under this chapter; and renew, revoke, and reinstate licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; and (5) refer all disciplinary matters to an administrative law officer.   (b) The Director may adopt rules necessary to perform his or her duties under this section. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 27, § 31.)
26 V.S.A. § 2622
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2622. Advisor appointees

§ 2622. Advisor appointees|(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two landscape architects for five-year staggered terms to serve at the Secretary's pleasure as advisors in matters relating to landscape architecture. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a five-year term. An appointee shall have not less than three years' experience as a landscape architect immediately preceding appointment, shall be licensed as a landscape architect in Vermont or be in the process of applying for licensure, and shall be actively engaged in the practice of landscape architecture in this State during incumbency.(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the landscape architect advisors in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2011, No. 66, § 8, eff. June 1, 2011.)
26 V.S.A. § 2623
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2623. Applications

§ 2623. Applications|Applications for licensure shall be on forms provided by the Director. Each application shall contain a statement under oath showing the applicant's education, experience, and other pertinent information and shall be accompanied by the required fee. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2625
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2625. Licensure; generally

§ 2625. Licensure; generally|The Director shall issue a license, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter, to an applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2626
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2626. License renewal

§ 2626. License renewal|(a) A license shall be renewed every two years upon application and payment of the required fee. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in suspension of all privileges granted to the licensee, beginning on the expiration date of the license. A license that has lapsed shall be renewed upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and the late renewal penalty.(b) The Director may adopt rules necessary for the protection of the public to assure the Director that an applicant whose license has lapsed or who has not worked for more than three years is professionally qualified. Conditions imposed under this subsection shall be in addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2627
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2627. Fees

§ 2627. Fees|Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay those fees set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 125(b). (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2628
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 46 - Landscape Architects|§ 2628. Seal

§ 2628. Seal|Each licensed landscape architect shall obtain a seal of a design as the Director shall authorize and direct. Plans and specifications prepared by or under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect shall be stamped with the licensed landscape architect's seal. (Added 2009, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
26 V.S.A. § 2651
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2651. Definitions

§ 2651. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (2) "Optician" is a person who is qualified and licensed under this chapter to interpret and fill prescriptions of ophthalmologists or optometrists for ophthalmic lenses or repair and reproduce previously prepared ophthalmic lenses and frames, prepare and deliver work orders to technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabricate eyewear, verify the accuracy of ophthalmic lenses, and adjust and disperse lenses, specially fabricated optical devices, frames, and appurtenances. (3) "Optometrist" means a person licensed under chapter 30 of this title. (4) "Ophthalmologist" means a licensed physician who has had special training in the field of ophthalmology. (5) "Registered optician trainee" means a person registered as an optician trainee under this chapter. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2005, No. 27, § 74; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)
26 V.S.A. § 2652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2652. Prohibitions

§ 2652. Prohibitions|(a) No person may engage in practice as an optician, or use any initials, letters, wording, abbreviations, or insignia used by an optician unless he or she is licensed under this chapter.(b) A person may not seek or obtain a license or renewal by means of false or fraudulent actions or representations. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
26 V.S.A. § 2653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2653. Exemptions

§ 2653. Exemptions|Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit:  (1) persons, firms, corporations, or others from supplying ophthalmic materials and supplies directly to licensed physicians, licensed optometrists, or opticians; (2) the sales of magnifying glasses, goggles, nonprescription spectacles, sunglasses, telescopes, binoculars, or similar articles, when sold as merchandise at a regular established place of business; (3) any person, firm, or corporation from employing or otherwise engaging the services of one or more opticians; (4) any optician from practicing his or her occupation when the person, firm or corporation conducts his or her or its business in a permanently established place and in a manner which is in keeping with the limitations imposed upon individual opticians under this chapter; (5) the employment of a person who only performs mechanical work upon inert matter in an optical office, laboratory, or shop. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
26 V.S.A. § 2654
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2654. Penalties

§ 2654. Penalties|Any person who violates a provision of section 2652 of this title shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2007, No. 29, § 37.)
26 V.S.A. § 2661
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2661. Powers and duties of the Director

§ 2661. Powers and duties of the Director|(a) The Director shall:  (1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as opticians; (2) explain appeal procedures to opticians and applicants and complaint procedures to the public; (3) administer fees established by law; (4) receive applications for licensure, issue licenses to applicants qualified under this chapter, deny or renew licenses, and issue, revoke, suspend, condition, and reinstate licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; (5) refer disciplinary matters for adjudication by an administrative law officer; (6) conduct or specify examinations and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for reciprocal registration; (7) conduct hearings as necessary for the issuance, renewal, or discipline of a license; and (8) establish by rule standards of education required of applicants, as well as minimum standards for any school presenting a course for present or future opticians.   (b) The Director may, after consultation with the advisor appointees, adopt rules necessary to perform the Director's duties under this chapter, including rules governing apprenticeship and continuing education. Rules adopted under this section shall not prohibit lawful advertising, the display of ophthalmic materials or merchandise, limit the place or location where opticians may practice, nor be designed to limit the number of opticians in the State. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. June 13, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 75; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 30, § 17.)
26 V.S.A. § 2662
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2662. Advisor appointees

§ 2662. Advisor appointees|(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two licensed opticians as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129b. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a five-year term. Appointees shall have not less than three years' experience as an optician immediately preceding appointment and shall be actively engaged in optician practice in Vermont during incumbency.(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the optician advisors in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Advisor appointees shall be entitled to compensation and necessary expenses in the amount provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for attendance at any meeting called by the Director for this purpose. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 26.)
26 V.S.A. § 2671
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2671. Applications

§ 2671. Applications|Any person who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall submit an application as specified by the Director, accompanied by payment of the required fee. An applicant shall submit satisfactory proof that he or she meets the qualifications under section 2672 of this chapter. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 60; 2005, No. 27, § 77; 2019, No. 30, § 17.)
26 V.S.A. § 2672
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 47 - Opticians|§ 2672. Qualifications

§ 2672. Qualifications|A person shall not be licensed under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, unless he or she has obtained a high school education or its equivalent and:  (1) Education. Has completed:  (A) at least a two-year course of study in a school of ophthalmic dispensing approved by the Director or a school that is a candidate for accreditation by an accreditation agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education and by the Director; (B) at least two years of practical training and experience, approved by the Director, under the supervision of a licensed optician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist; or (C) the National Academy of Opticianry Ophthalmic Career Progression Program, including at least one year of practical training and experience, approved by the Director, under the supervision of a licensed optician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist; and  (2) Examination. Has passed an examination recognized by the Director that shall include assessment of competency in ophthalmic materials; laboratory, practical, and physiological optics; prescription interpretation; dispensing preparation; adjustment of lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, prisms, tinted lenses, and appurtenances; the use of lensometers or equivalent instruments; adjusting instruments; and pupillary and facial measurements. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2005, No. 27, § 78; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 2019, No. 30, § 17.)