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WY Stat § 33-41-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-104 - Prohibited Acts and Conduct.

33-41-104. Prohibited acts and conduct.| (a) Unless duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act, no person in this state shall:  (i) Employ, use, cause to be used as a professional, business or commercial identification title, name, representation, claim or means of advantage or benefit, the title "professional geologist" or any variation or abbreviation thereof;  (ii) Employ, use, cause to be used to make use of any letter, card, abbreviation, word, symbol, slogan, sign or any combination or variation thereof, which in any manner tends or is likely to create any impression with the public or any member thereof, that any individual is a professional geologist or that any individual is qualified or authorized to practice geology before the public unless the individual is duly licensed under this act and is practicing in accordance with the provisions of this act; or  (iii) Practice, continue to practice, offer or attempt to practice geology or any subdiscipline or part thereof before the public as defined by this act.  (b) For purposes of this act, any person who performs or offers or attempts to perform any of the acts specified under subsection (a) of this section is presumed to be engaged in the practice of geology before the public.
WY Stat § 33-41-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-105 - Creation of the Board.

33-41-105. Creation of the board.| The Wyoming board of professional geologists is created within the department of administration and information to administer the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 33-41-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-106 - Powers and Duties; Actions and Proceedings.

33-41-106. Powers and duties; actions and proceedings.| (a) The board shall, pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate and enforce all rules and regulations.  (b) The board shall not be required to give any appeal bond in any cause arising under this act. The attorney general shall represent the board in all actions and proceedings to enforce the provisions of this act.  (c) Consistent with the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, each present and former member of the board, its agents, employees, and members of committees duly appointed by the board under this act to assist the board in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, shall be exempt from civil liability for any act or omission occurring while acting in an official capacity.  (d) The board may employ or contract with individuals it determines necessary to administer its affairs and shall furnish necessary support and clerical services. Costs related to these services shall be paid from the funds of the board.  (e) The board shall prepare and promulgate a "code of professional conduct" which shall be published and shall be acknowledged and subscribed to by all professional geologists. The board may revise and amend the "code of professional conduct" from time to time and shall immediately notify each licensee in writing of the revisions or amendments.  (f) The board may administer continuing education programs for individuals regulated by the board under this act.  (g) The board shall have the authority to enter into interstate and intrastate agreements and associations with other licensing boards or boards of registration for the purpose of establishing reciprocity or comity, developing regional or national geologist examinations, evaluating applicants or other activities to enhance the services of the board to the state, the licensee and the public.  (h) The board shall certify applicants that have met all requirements for a geologist-in-training, shall license qualified geologists that have met all requirements for licensure as a professional geologist and may recognize and establish subdisciplines of geologic practice, establish qualifications and examinations and issue licenses in each subdiscipline to applicants that have met all requirements established by the board.
WY Stat § 33-41-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-107 - Members of the Board; Appointment; Terms of Office.

33-41-107. Members of the board; appointment; terms of office.| (a) The board shall have six (6) members, to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The state geologist shall be the seventh and a permanent member of the board. Insofar as possible, the board shall proportionally represent the various geologic subdisciplines practicing in the state.  (b) Except for the state geologist, members of the board shall hold office for staggered terms of four (4) years. Each appointed member shall be limited to serving on the board for eight (8) consecutive years. A member may be reappointed after a four (4) year absence. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has been qualified.
WY Stat § 33-41-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-108 - Qualifications of Members of the Board.

33-41-108. Qualifications of members of the board.| (a) All appointed members of the board shall be professional geologists. Minimum qualifications for these board members shall be:  (i) Residency of the state;  (ii) Seven (7) years practicing professional experience;  (iii) Five (5) years as a professional geologist but this qualification shall be waived for the first six (6) years the board is in existence; and  (iv) Two (2) years in a professional decision-making capacity.
WY Stat § 33-41-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-109 - Compensation and Expenses.

33-41-109. Compensation and expenses.| Each member of the board not otherwise in full-time employment with the state shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) while engaged in official business or actual duties of the board. The fees and expenses shall be paid from the funds of the board.
WY Stat § 33-41-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-110 - Removal of Members of the Board; Vacancies.

33-41-110. Removal of members of the board; vacancies.| (a) Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the governor as provided by W.S. 33-41-107.  (b) The governor may remove any board member as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.
WY Stat § 33-41-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-111 - General Requirements for Registration.

33-41-111. General requirements for registration.| (a) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified to be a professional geologist:  (i) A bachelors degree in geology granted through an accredited institution of higher education approved by the board or graduation from an accredited institution of higher education in a four (4) year academic degree program other than geology, but with the required number of course hours to qualify as a geologist;  (ii) Certification as a geologist-in-training;  (iii) Successful completion of the board's examinations;  (iv) A specific record of four (4) years of active professional practice in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the board, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of the work; and  (v) Submission of written endorsements from peers attesting to the applicant's professional competency, the number and form of which shall be determined by rule and regulation of the board.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 202.  (c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.  (d) Any individual having the necessary qualifications prescribed in this act is entitled to licensure even though the individual is not practicing geology at the time of making the application.
WY Stat § 33-41-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-112 - Certification of Geologist-in-Training.

33-41-112. Certification of geologist-in-training.| (a) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence that the applicant is qualified for certification as a geologist-in-training:  (i) A bachelors degree in geology granted through an accredited institution of higher education approved by the board or graduation from an accredited institution of higher education in a four (4) year academic degree program other than geology, but with the required number of course hours to qualify as a geologist; and  (ii) A passing score on the board's examination in the fundamentals of geology.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 202.
WY Stat § 33-41-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-113 - Applications; Registration Fees.

33-41-113. Applications; registration fees.| (a) Applications for licensure as a professional geologist or certification as a geologist-in-training shall be on forms prescribed by the board.  (b) The board shall not maintain unnecessary fund balances. The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 for the administration of this act for the following:  (i) Each examination or reexamination;  (ii) Each license or certificate and each renewal thereafter;  (iii) Each duplicate license or certificate where the original is lost or destroyed and affidavit is made thereof.
WY Stat § 33-41-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-114 - Examinations.

33-41-114. Examinations.| Upon payment of the examination fee, an examination shall be administered at a time and place determined by the board. The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. The board may permit reexamination of an applicant on payment of an appropriate fee.
WY Stat § 33-41-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-115 - Licenses; Seals.

33-41-115. Licenses; seals.| (a) The board shall issue a license under a seal approved by the board, to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements for licensure as a professional geologist. The license shall show the full name of the licensee, a license number and shall be signed by the chairman of the board under the seal of the board.  (b) Upon notice of licensure, each licensee shall obtain a seal of design established by the board bearing the licensee's full name, license number and the words "professional geologist".  (c) All documents offered to the public and prepared or issued by or under the supervision of a professional geologist, shall include the full name, signature, date, license number and seal of the licensee.  (d) It shall be unlawful for any individual to affix a seal on any document if the license of the licensee named thereon has expired or has been suspended or revoked unless the license has been renewed or reissued.
WY Stat § 33-41-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-116 - Practice by Firms, Partnerships, Corporations and Joint Stock Associations.

33-41-116. Practice by firms, partnerships, corporations and joint stock associations.| (a) No firm, partnership, corporation or joint stock association collectively called "organizations" for the purpose of this section shall engage in the practice of geology before the public or use the title "professional geologist" except as follows:  (i) The geological work of the organization shall be performed by or under the supervision of one (1) or more professional geologists who shall sign and seal all documents;  (ii) If the principal business of the organization, as determined by the board, is the practice of geology before the public, a principal, officer or director of the organization shall be a professional geologist and shall have overall supervision and control of the geological work performed by the organization in this state;  (iii) The organization shall identify the principals, officers, and directors responsible for the geologic work, their license numbers, a description of the geologic work or services offered to the public, and any other information the board may require.
WY Stat § 33-41-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-118 - Reciprocity or Comity.

33-41-118. Reciprocity or comity.| (a) The board may issue a license to any individual who has made application, has provided proof of certification, registration or licensure under requirements which the board determines to be substantially similar to those established pursuant to this act, and has paid any applicable fees.  (b) The board may also issue a license to any geologist who has made application and paid the applicable fees, has provided proof of certification, registration or licensure in another jurisdiction and has provided proof of experience in the practice of geology. The acceptable number of years of experience and licensure shall be determined by the board.
WY Stat § 33-41-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-119 - Revocation, Suspension, Probation, Reprimand, Reissuance and Refusal of Certificate.

33-41-119. Revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, reissuance and refusal of certificate.| (a) The board may take the following disciplinary actions, singly or in combination against a licensee, certificated geologist-in-training or organization as identified in W.S. 33-41-116, for any violation of this act or based upon professional disciplinary action taken in another jurisdiction:  (i) Deny issuance or renewal of a license or certificate;  (ii) Suspend or revoke a license or certificate in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115;  (iii) Censure, reprimand or issue public or private admonishment;  (iv) Impose limitations, conditions or restrictions;  (v) Require participation in a peer review program;  (vi) Require remedial education or training as prescribed by the board;  (vii) Impose probation requiring regular reporting to the board;  (viii) Require restitution of compensation or fees.  (b) Any individual aggrieved by a decision of the board, shall have the right to appeal the order of the board to the district court of the county of his residence in Wyoming, or of the county in which the alleged offense relied upon as grounds for revocation took place.  (c) If the board proposes to suspend or revoke an individual's license or certificate, the person is entitled to a hearing before the board.  (d) The board may reissue a license or certificate to any individual whose license or certificate has been revoked, provided five (5) or more members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance. A new license or certificate, to replace any license or certificate revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated, may be issued, subject to the rules of the board.  (e) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) of this section, upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
WY Stat § 33-41-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-120 - Violations; Grounds for Discipline.

33-41-120. Violations; grounds for discipline.| (a) Any individual who holds himself out to the public as a professional geologist in this state without being licensed or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this act, or any individual presenting or attempting to use as his own the license or the seal or another, or any person who shall knowingly give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a license or certificate, or any individual who shall violate any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned up to six (6) months, or both. A conviction in a court of law for any of these offenses shall be grounds for the revocation of the license or certificate.  (b) Any professional geologist licensed under this act who holds himself out to the public to practice a subdiscipline of geology in which the individual is not qualified or cannot demonstrate to the board that he is qualified to practice that subdiscipline violates the provisions of this act. A violation under this subsection shall be considered fraudulent practice and may result in board action under W.S. 33-41-119.  (c) The board is charged with aiding in the enforcement of this act, and the board may present to a district attorney complaints relating to violations of any of the provisions of this act. The board through its members, officers, counsel and agents may assist in the trial of any cases involving alleged violation of this act, under the direction of the district attorney.  (d) The attorney general shall act as legal advisor to the board and shall render legal assistance as may be necessary in enforcing and making effective the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 33-41-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 41 - Geologists|Section 33-41-121 - Applicability.

33-41-121. Applicability.| This act shall not be construed as repealing or amending any law affecting or regulating licensed professional engineers and professional land surveyors pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 33-29-201 through 33-29-801, nor shall this act be construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession by the members of the profession licensed by the state or under its authority.
WY Stat § 33-42-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-101 - Short Title.

33-42-101. Short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors Act."
WY Stat § 33-42-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-102 - Definitions.

33-42-102. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Board" means the state board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors;  (ii) "Underground water" means any water, including hot water and geothermal steam, under the surface of the land or under the bed of any stream, lake or reservoir;  (iii) "Water well drilling contractor" means any person responsible for or causing the construction, equipping, test pumping or development of any water well for compensation or otherwise as provided by this act;  (iv) "Water well pump installation contractor" means any person who is in the business of installing pumping equipment in water wells for compensation or otherwise as provided by this act;  (v) "Well" means any artificial opening in the ground for the production of groundwater or the disposal of water underground, including developed springs, test wells, monitoring wells, deep well ground beds (cathodic protection bores), geothermal or heat exchange wells, drive points and excavations for the purpose of artificial recharge to the groundwater bodies or disposal of wastes. The term "well" does not include excavations made for the dewatering of construction sites, mines or oil and gas wells, and the prospecting for and removal of mineral products, nor wells for the production of the media for secondary oil recovery;  (vi) "This act" means W.S. 33-42-101 through 33-42-117.
WY Stat § 33-42-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-103 - License.

33-42-103. License.| (a) It is unlawful for any person to use in connection with his name or to advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a licensed water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor unless he has been licensed under this act.  (b) The drilling, construction or completion of water wells, including the installation of pumping equipment, shall be considered a business activity affecting the public interest and requiring reasonable standards of competence.  (c) The licensing of water well drilling contractors and the licensing of water well pump installation contractors are separate and distinct activities. Licensing requirements shall be specific to each profession and shall be addressed in rules and regulations.  (d) A copy of the license of a licensed water well drilling licensee or water well pump installation licensee overseeing the job and assuming liability for the water well drilling or water well pump installation shall be conspicuously posted at the water well drilling or water well pump installation site.  (e) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require licensure of any person operating drilling equipment or conducting other drilling or boring operations which do not require a permit from the state engineer to appropriate ground water.  (f) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or rehabilitate a water well or install pumping equipment in a water well without a license as provided by this act unless the activity is exempted from the licensing requirements of this act.