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NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-15 - Duties of board.

45:15C-15 Duties of board.  5. The board shall: a. Review the qualifications of an applicant for licensure under the act; b. Establish standards for examinations for licensure; c. Issue and renew licenses and assess fees therefor; d. Establish standards by regulation, which shall include, but not be limited to, the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and any related standards and best management practices; e. Suspend or revoke licenses or registrations for violations of the act; f. Maintain a registry of licensees; g. Adopt a canon of professional ethics; h. Adopt such regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the act; i. Establish fees by regulation for examinations, applications for licensure, and license renewals. The fees shall be sufficient to defray expenses incurred by the board in the performance of its duties under the act; j. Conduct such worksite inspections as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this act; and k. Maintain a registry of businesses engaged in tree care services, and charge a fee therefor. L.2009, c.237, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-16 - Development, designation of examinations to determine qualification.

45:15C-16 Development, designation of examinations to determine qualification.  6. The board shall develop an examination or designate examinations to evaluate the knowledge, ability, and fitness of applicants to perform as tree experts or tree care operators, respectively, and shall administer the examinations at least semi-annually at times and places to be determined by the board. The board shall provide for adequate written notice of the time and place of the examinations. An applicant who fails an examination may not retake the examination earlier than three months following the initial examination. There shall be no limitation on the number of times an examination may be taken. All licenses shall be issued on a biennial basis. A person may seek renewal of a license upon submission of a renewal application and the payment of a renewal fee established by the board. If a license expires without being renewed, the license may be renewed within one year of expiration upon the payment of a prorated fee. The determination of the board as to an applicant's qualifications for any examination shall constitute final agency action. L.2009, c.237, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-18 - Form for application; maintenance of records.

45:15C-18 Form for application; maintenance of records.  8. a. Applications for licenses as a tree expert or a tree care operator shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board and shall contain statements under oath showing the applicant's education or other qualification for licensure. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee as established by the board by regulation. No license shall be issued in the name of a corporation, firm, partnership, or other form of business organization. b. The board shall maintain a record of all individual applicants for licensure and all licensees, including the person's name, age, education, and other qualifications, the person's place of residence, the location in which the person is employed, and a record of the person's fulfillment of any continuing education requirements established by this act. c. The board may, in its discretion, grant a tree expert license or a tree care operator license to any person who is not a resident of this State and who is the lawful holder of a substantially equivalent license or certification issued by another jurisdiction, as determined by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-19 - Continuing education requirement.

45:15C-19 Continuing education requirement.  9. a. Every licensed tree expert and licensed tree care operator shall complete, as a condition for biennial license renewal, no less than 32 credits of continuing education in courses of study approved by the board. Each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit. The board may waive requirements for continuing education on an individual basis for reasons of hardship such as illness or disability or other good cause. Evidence of the fulfillment of this requirement shall be submitted to the board in a form and manner established by the board. b. The board shall review the content of courses of study offered by colleges, universities, and other institutions or organizations for the awarding of degrees or credits in subjects related to arboriculture and make the list available to the public. The board shall establish and maintain minimum requirements for courses to meet continuing education requirements by establishing a list of approved subjects and courses of study. L.2009, c.237, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-20 - Compliance with laws and regulations in rendering professional services.

45:15C-20 Compliance with laws and regulations in rendering professional services.  10. In rendering professional services, a licensed tree expert or licensed tree care operator shall comply in all respects with the applicable laws and regulations pertaining to tree expert or tree care operator services and shall have the duty to make every reasonable effort to protect the safety, health, property, and welfare of the public. This shall include ensuring the safe operation of all equipment used in the performance of tree expert or tree care operator services, under guidelines established by the Department of Environmental Protection or by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-21 - Refusal to issue, renew, suspension, revocation of license.

45:15C-21 Refusal to issue, renew, suspension, revocation of license.  11. The board may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license or may refuse to admit a person to an examination for licensure, after notice and hearing, upon a finding that an applicant or licensee: a. Has obtained a license or authorization to sit for an examination through fraud, deception, or misrepresentation; b. Has conducted work, or allowed work to be conducted under his supervision, in a manner not in compliance with standards approved by the board; c. Has engaged in the use of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise, or false pretense in the course of his business; d. Has engaged in gross negligence or gross incompetence; e. Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence or incompetence; f. Has engaged in occupational misconduct, as determined by the board; g. Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, any crime relating adversely to the activities regulated by the board, or any crime of the first, second, third, or fourth degree; h. Has had his authority to engage in the activities regulated by the board revoked or suspended by any other state, agency, or authority; i. Has failed to comply with the provisions of this act or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, including canons of ethics established by the board; j. Is incapable, for medical or any other good cause, of discharging the functions of a licensee in a manner consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of the public;  k. Has engaged in any form of false or misleading advertising or promotional activities, including, but not limited to, holding himself out to be a licensed tree expert, an arborist, licensed tree care operator, a tree surgeon, a tree care business, or any similar designation, or using the abbreviation "L.T.E." or "L.T.C.O." without being licensed as a tree expert or a tree care operator as provided for in this act; or l. Has failed to maintain records required by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-22 - Biennial registration; required information.

45:15C-22 Biennial registration; required information.  12. Every business engaged in providing tree expert or tree care operator services shall register biennially with the board as a condition of doing business in this State and shall provide the following information: a. The name and residence of the owner or owners of the tree care business; b. The principal address of the tree care business, and any branch office or subsidiary of the business;  c. The names and addresses of every licensed tree expert or licensed tree care operator employed by the business and the location of each such licensee, if at a branch office other than the business' main office;  d. Proof of general liability insurance or a letter of credit of a type and amount required by the board by regulation; e. Proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage required pursuant to chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes; f. Proof that at least one employee of the tree care business, located at the principal office of the tree care business shall be licensed either as a tree expert or tree care operator, and at least one employee of the tree care business, located at each branch office of the tree care business shall be licensed either as a tree expert or tree care operator; and g. Any other information required by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-23 - Instruction, training for employees.

45:15C-23 Instruction, training for employees.  13. Every tree care business shall provide instruction and training for its employees in the proper use, inspection and maintenance of tools and equipment and shall require that safe working practices are observed in accordance with the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), as well as any additional standards designated by the board by regulation. Every tree care business shall submit documentation of its training program for employees to the board annually, which shall include a model tree safety program checklist, proof of general liability insurance coverage or a letter of credit in an amount established by the board, and proof of workers' compensation insurance. L.2009, c.237, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-24 - Revocation, suspension of registration.

45:15C-24 Revocation, suspension of registration.  14. The board may revoke or suspend a registration of any tree care business, after notice and hearing, that the business: a. Has failed to demonstrate that the employer, or at least one employee in each principal office and branch location who is responsible for the supervision of workers in the performance of tree expert or tree care operator services, is in possession of a tree expert license or a tree care operator license; b. Has failed to ensure the safe operation of all equipment used in the performance of tree expert or tree care operator services; c. Has allowed work to be conducted in a manner not in compliance with standards approved by the board; d. Has failed to provide instruction and training for its employees, as required by this act; e. Has engaged in the use of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise, or false pretense in the course of his business; f. Has been found guilty of gross negligence or incompetence; g. Has had the authority to engage in tree expert or tree care operator services revoked or suspended by any other state, agency, or authority; h. Has failed to comply with the provisions of this act or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto;  i. Has engaged in any form of false or misleading advertising or promotional activities; or j. Has failed to maintain records required by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-25 - Cooperation with DEP, board.

45:15C-25 Cooperation with DEP, board.  15. In the performance of tree expert or tree care operator services, a licensed tree expert or licensed tree care operator and every tree care business shall cooperate fully with the Department of Environmental Protection and the board in an investigation or adjudication of an alleged violation of this law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and upon request, shall provide copies of any documents that shall be requested in connection therewith. L.2009, c.237, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-26 - Investigation of unlawful activity.

45:15C-26 Investigation of unlawful activity.  16. Whenever it shall appear to the board or the Department of Environmental Protection that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any unlawful activity under the provisions of this act, the person may be required to file, on a form prescribed by regulation, a statement in writing under oath as to the facts and circumstances concerning the rendering of any service or other violation of this act. The board or the department may examine any person in connection with any act or practice subject to the act, inspect any premises upon which any violation is alleged to have taken place or premises that constitute the licensee's place of business, and examine any record, book, document, account or paper maintained by or for any licensee in the conduct of his business. L.2009, c.237, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-27 - Notice, hearing prior to suspension, revocation of license.

45:15C-27 Notice, hearing prior to suspension, revocation of license.  17. Suspension or revocation of a license by the board shall take place only following notice and a hearing, sent to the licensee at least 20 days prior to the hearing. No license shall be revoked or suspended until the conclusion of any hearing. The board shall render its judgment no later than 20 days following the conclusion of the hearing. L.2009, c.237, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-28 - Additional fines.

45:15C-28 Additional fines.  18. In addition to suspension or revocation of a license, the board may levy a fine, not to exceed $1,000 for a first violation and not to exceed $2,500 for a second or subsequent violation of this act. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense. The civil penalty shall be issued for and recovered by and in the name of the board, and shall be collected by summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), including reimbursement for the cost of investigation. L.2009, c.237, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-29 - Injunction prohibiting act, practice.

45:15C-29 Injunction prohibiting act, practice.  19. Whenever it shall appear to the board or the Department of Environmental Protection that a violation of this act has occurred, is occurring, or will occur, the Attorney General, in addition to any other proceeding authorized by law, may seek and obtain in a summary proceeding in the Superior Court an injunction prohibiting the act or practice. The court may assess a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of this act, but the court shall not suspend or revoke any license issued by the board. L.2009, c.237, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-30 - Appeal.

45:15C-30 Appeal.  20. Any person aggrieved by an order or finding by the board or the commissioner may appeal the order or finding to the Superior Court. L.2009, c.237, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-31 - Inapplicability of act.

45:15C-31 Inapplicability of act.  21. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: a. Any public utility or any employee of a public utility while engaged in the actual performance of his duties as an employee; b. Any employer under contract with a public utility who is engaged in tree trimming or any other utility vegetation management practice for purpose of line clearance, or any employee of the employer while engaged in the actual performance of duties in regard to tree trimming or other utility vegetation management practice or for the installation of underground facilities or associated site construction; c. Any forestry activities that are conducted under the forest management and stewardship programs approved by the State Forester, provided that tree climbing is not performed, nor are aerial lifts, cranes, or rope and rigging operations used; d. Landscape construction activities, including those performed by, or under the direction of, a landscape architect, or ground based landscape maintenance activities such as pruning, fertilization, insect and disease control, planting, transplanting and all other forms of ground based landscape maintenance, in compliance with the sections of the American National Standards Institute practice standards set forth by the board by regulation, with applicable safety standards and regulations promulgated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and with any pesticide regulations promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection. For the purposes of this subsection, ground based landscape maintenance means operations that do not involve climbing, the use of aerial lifts, cranes, rope and rigging operations, or the removal of trees over 6 inch D.B.H; e. Any person or employer that does not offer tree care services for hire;  f. Any trees being removed pursuant to an approved site plan or subdivision approval, provided that the tree removal activities are performed in compliance with the sections of the American National Standards Institute practice standards set forth by the board by regulation, with applicable safety standards and regulations promulgated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and with applicable safety standards of the American National Standards Institute as designated by the board by regulation; and g. Any employee of a municipality or county while engaged in the actual performance of his duties as an employee. L.2009, c.237, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:15C-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:15C-32 - Deposit, use of fees and penalties.

45:15C-32 Deposit, use of fees and penalties.  22. All fees and penalties collected pursuant to this act shall be deposited with the board, and their use shall be authorized by the board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act. L.2009, c.237, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:16-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:16-1 - Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

45:16-1. Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners  The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, hereinafter in this chapter designated as the "board," created and established by an act entitled "An act to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry in the State of New Jersey, to license veterinarians and to punish persons violating the provisions thereof," approved March 17, 1902 (L. 1902, c. 18, p. 36), as amended and supplemented, is continued. The board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be a person of recognized professional ability and honor in the veterinary profession in this State and shall have practiced veterinary medicine and surgery in the State for at least five years immediately preceding appointment to the board.  Upon the expiration of the term of office or resignation of a member, a successor shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of three years from the first Monday of May of the year of appointment. The board shall additionally consist of any members who may be required by section 2 of P.L. 1971, c. 60 (C. 45:1-2.2). No member shall be appointed to more than three successive full terms. Each member shall hold office until a successor has qualified.  Amended by L. 1938, c. 277, p. 604, s. 9; L. 1965, c. 216, s. 1; L. 1983, c. 98, s. 3, eff. March 11, 1983; L. 1985, c. 495, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:16-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:16-1.1 - Definitions

45:16-1.1. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Animal or veterinary facility" means any fixed or mobile establishment, veterinary hospital, animal hospital or premises wherein or whereon the practice of veterinary medicine or any part thereof is conducted. b. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation incorporated under Title 14A of the New Jersey Statutes, or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of any person. c. "Qualified veterinary graduate" means a graduate of a veterinary college or university approved by the board, a graduate of a veterinary college or university which is not approved by the board, but who has received a certificate from an accrediting or qualifying body recognized by the board for the purpose of licensure examination, or a veterinarian who has qualified under the provisions of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Education Commission for the Foreign Veterinary Graduate. L.1983, c. 98, s. 1, eff. March 11, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:16-1.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:16-1.2 - Application of act

45:16-1.2. Application of act  The provisions of this act shall apply to any person practicing veterinary medicine and any animal or veterinary facilities. L.1983, c. 98, s. 2, eff. March 11, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:16-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:16-2 - Oath of office; vacancies; removals

45:16-2. Oath of office; vacancies; removals  Each appointee shall, before assuming the duties of office, and within thirty days after the receipt of his commission, take, subscribe and file, in the office of the secretary of state, the oath or affirmation of office. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for an original appointment. The governor may remove any member of the board for continued neglect of the duties required by this article, for incompetency or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:16-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:16-3 - Officers; seal; subpoenas; rules and regulations

45:16-3. Officers; seal; subpoenas; rules and regulations  The board shall elect from its own membership a president, a secretary and a treasurer. It shall have a common seal, and its president may issue subpoenas and administer oaths in taking testimony in any matter pertaining to the duties of the board. It shall make and adopt all necessary rules and regulations and by-laws for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter not inconsistent with the laws of the state or of the United States.