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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 30 - ENGINEERS (§§ 17-30-101 — 17-30-307) › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRATION (§§ 17-30-301 — 17-30-307) › Section 17-30-302 - Applicant qualifications - Examination

(a)
Except as provided hereafter, each applicant for licensure shall submit to an examination by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and, if found to be qualified, shall be registered, depending on his or her education and experience, either as:
(1)
A professional engineer; or
(2)
An engineer-intern.
(b)
(1)
(A)
A person may apply to be licensed as an engineer if he or she is a graduate of an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., approved engineering curriculum, or its equivalent as approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, of four (4) years from a school or college approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and has had four (4) years' experience in engineering work of a type satisfactory to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.
(B)
In its discretion, the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may consider satisfactory graduate study in engineering equal to one (1) year's experience.
(2)
This subsection shall be effective July 1, 2001.
(c)
(1)
A person may apply to be registered as an engineer-intern if he or she is a graduate of an approved Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., or its equivalent as approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, engineering curriculum of four (4) years from a school or college approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.
(2)
This subsection shall be effective July 1, 1997.
(d)
The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors in its discretion may waive examination of a person applying to be licensed as an engineer or an engineer-intern if he or she is licensed either as an engineer or an engineer-in-training or an engineer-intern by the licensing authority of any state or territory or possession of the United States or of any foreign country if his or her qualifications at the time he or she was licensed are not less than those provided in this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 214, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1022; Acts 1993, No. 1041, § 3; 2009, No. 444, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 30 - ENGINEERS (§§ 17-30-101 — 17-30-307) › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRATION (§§ 17-30-301 — 17-30-307) › Section 17-30-304 - Fees - Renewal of certificates - Disposition of funds - Inactive - Reinstatements

(a)
The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may establish application fees, certificate fees, renewal fees, license reinstatement fees, examination fees, penalties for late renewals or cancellations, and any other fees it deems necessary within the guidelines of the State of Arkansas.
(b)
The board may establish guidelines and require a demonstration of continuing professional competency as a condition of renewal or relicensure.
(c)
All certificates shall be renewed annually or biennially at the discretion of the board.
(d)
The fees shall be deposited into a bank designated by the board, and the officer or employee who collects the fees and disburses them shall be required to execute a corporate surety bond for the proper accounting thereof.
(e)
(1)
A professional engineer or engineer-intern licensed under this chapter who is not engaged in the practice of engineering may request that the board grant him or her inactive status by placing his or her name on the board's inactive roll.
(2)
A professional engineer or engineer-intern who is granted inactive status maintains the right to seek active license status at a later time.
(3)
A professional engineer whose license is inactive may return to active status by:
(A)
Notifying the board in advance of his or her intention to return to active status;
(B)
Paying the appropriate fees; and
(C)
Meeting all requirements of the board, including demonstration of professional competency.
(4)
Inactive status shall continue so long as the license holder pays the annual fee under the board's rules.
(f)
A professional engineer or engineer-intern whose license is not renewed may have it reinstated by meeting the requirements of the board depending on the time of nonrenewal under the rules of the board. The requirements the board may consider are:
(1)
Payment of fees and penalties;
(2)
Demonstration of continuing professional competency; and
(3)
Reexamination.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 589,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 214, § 6; 1969, No. 196, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1023; Acts 1993, No. 1041, § 3; 2001, No. 591, § 1; 2009, No. 444, § 4; 2011, No. 897, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 30 - ENGINEERS (§§ 17-30-101 — 17-30-307) › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRATION (§§ 17-30-301 — 17-30-307) › Section 17-30-306 - Disciplinary action - Procedures

(a)
The rules promulgated by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for disciplinary procedures shall be based on and consistent with the model rules of procedure of the Attorney General.
(b)
A charge, unless dismissed or settled informally shall be heard by the board within twelve (12) months after the date on which the charge was submitted.
(c)
A fine or civil penalty not paid within fifty (50) days after the order becomes final shall constitute a judgment, and the order shall be filed and executed in the same manner as any other judgment of a court of record.
(d)
Upon petition of an individual licensee or firm holding a certificate of authorization, the board may reissue a certificate of licensure or authorization if a majority of the members of the board vote to reissue the certificate of licensure or authorization.
Acts 1993, No. 1041, § 3; 2001, No. 591, § 2; 2009, No. 444, § 4; 2011, No. 897, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 30 - ENGINEERS (§§ 17-30-101 — 17-30-307) › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRATION (§§ 17-30-301 — 17-30-307) › Section 17-30-307 - Continuing education requirements

(a)
(1)
The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall issue rules establishing the continuing education requirements for professional engineers and engineer-interns.
(2)
The rules shall take into account the accessibility to applicants of the board's continuing education requirements.
(3)
The rules may:
(A)
Rely upon guidelines and pronouncements of recognized educational and professional associations;
(B)
Prescribe the content, duration, and organization of courses;
(C)
Provide for the relaxation or suspension of requirements for:
(i)
Applicants who certify that they do not intend to engage in the practice of engineering; and
(ii)
Instances of individual hardship;
(D)
Exempt from licensed continuing education requirements a professional engineer sixty-five (65) years of age or older with twenty-five (25) or more years of experience as a practicing professional engineer; and
(E)
(i)
Prescribe the manner and condition under which credit shall be given for participation in a program of continuing education that the board considers necessary and appropriate to maintain competency in the practice of engineering.
(ii)
Examples of programs of continuing education that are acceptable include without limitation programs or seminars sponsored by higher educational institutions, government agencies, and professional engineering organizations and related professions.
(b)
(1)
An application for renewal of a certificate of licensure shall be accompanied by evidence documenting the completion of acceptable continuing education credit during the previous renewal period.
(2)
Failure by an applicant to provide this evidence upon request by the board is grounds for disciplinary action unless the board determines the failure is due to a reasonable cause or the applicant was not engaged in the practice of engineering during the previous renewal period.
(3)
The board may renew a certificate of licensure despite an applicant's failure to furnish satisfactory evidence of meeting continuing education requirements and may issue a certificate of licensure to an applicant who has previously maintained inactive status under §
17-30-304
if the applicant follows a particular program or schedule of continuing education prescribed by the board.
Acts 2011, No. 897, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-105) › Section 17-31-101 - Title and purpose

(a)
This chapter may be referred to and cited as the "Registration of Foresters Act".
(b)
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that no person shall use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description that the person is a forester, unless the person is registered as herein provided.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 73, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2401; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-105) › Section 17-31-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
[Repealed.]
(2)
(A)
"Forestry" means the science, the art, and the practice of managing, harvesting, and using the natural resources which occur on and in association with forestlands. It also means the care and management of forestlands for repeated crops of raw wood products, at annual or somewhat longer intervals, and for allied uses, such as watershed protection, recreation, wildlife, and grazing.
(B)
However, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any person, firm, partnership, or corporation from managing woodlands, forests, or trees, or from buying or selling timber, or from harvesting any products therefrom, or from performing tree planting, timber stand improvement, or other vendor services on any land, in any manner desired;
(3)
(A)
"Practice of forestry" includes services for hire such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible supervision of any forestry activity in connection with public or private lands.
(B)
The practice of forestry shall not include services rendered for wages, salary, or payment received for the buying, selling, cutting, handling, or processing of timber, or wages, salary, or payment received for tree planting, timber stand improvement, or other vendor service activities on the forestlands of the owner thereof or on the forestlands of another; and
(4)
"Registered forester" means a person holding a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 74, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 533,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2403; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-105) › Section 17-31-103 - Administrative procedure

All proceedings of the Arkansas Forestry Commission shall be governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., in addition to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 75, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2423.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-105) › Section 17-31-104 - Enforcement

The Department of Agriculture and the Arkansas Forestry Commission are charged with the duty of seeing that the provisions of this chapter are enforced.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 76, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2422; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-105) › Section 17-31-105 - Violations - Penalties

(a)
Any person required to be registered under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that person:
(1)
Practices or offers to practice forestry without a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter;
(2)
Claims to be a forester certified under this chapter without being so certified;
(3)
In any way tends to convey the impression that he or she is a forester certified under the provisions of this chapter without being so registered;
(4)
Uses as his or her own the certificate of registration of another;
(5)
Gives false or forged evidence to the Department of Agriculture or the Arkansas Forestry Commission;
(6)
Uses an expired or revoked certificate; or
(7)
Violates any provision of this chapter.
(b)
A Class A misdemeanor shall also be charged against a registered forester, subject to penalties as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, who endorses any plan, specification, estimate, report, or map unless he or she actually prepared the plan, specification, estimate, report, or map or has been in actual charge or supervision of the preparation of it.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 77, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, §§ 16, 22; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-2416, 71-2422; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 4; 2005, No. 1994, § 200.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 78, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 97, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, §§ 4-6; 1971, No. 122, § 1; 1977, No. 113, §§ 1-3; 1981, No. 717, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 6-617 -- 6-619, 71-2404 -- 71-2406; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 139; 1999, No. 993, § 5; 2011, No. 177, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 79, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2407; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 80, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2408; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-204 - Powers

(a)
The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall have the power to make, adopt, alter, amend, and promulgate all bylaws and rules consistent with the Arkansas 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.
(b)
(1)
Each member of the commission shall have power to administer oaths.
(2)
The commission shall have power to subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this chapter.
(3)
Any employee of the Department of Agriculture engaged in making any investigation on behalf of the commission shall have the power to administer oaths to and take depositions of persons pertaining to any investigation.
(4)
The department may require any law enforcement officer of any state agency, the sheriffs of the various counties, or other law enforcement officers of any county or municipality to serve subpoenas and other process of the commission or department.
(5)
When county, municipal, or other local officers are required to serve subpoenas or other process of the commission or department, they shall be paid the same fees by the commission as are provided by laws for similar services under process issued by circuit courts.
(c)
(1)
If any person shall refuse to testify or produce any books, papers, or documents, the commission may proceed by rule, in the circuit court of the county where the person is domiciled or is engaged in business, to have the person adjudged guilty of contempt.
(2)
In the event the rule is made absolute, the circuit court shall punish the person for contempt of court.
(3)
The person shall be permitted to purge himself or herself of contempt by compliance with such order as the court may render.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 81, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 98, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2409.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 99, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2408.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-206 - Compensation of witnesses

(a)
The Department of Agriculture may hire investigators and pay traveling expenses thereof for the investigation and prosecution of any violator of this chapter.
(b)
(1)
At its discretion, the department may pay any witness subpoenaed to appear before the Arkansas Forestry Commission twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per diem when actually in attendance, including time spent in traveling not to exceed one (1) day to and one (1) day from the location of the commission meeting.
(2)
In addition, the department may reimburse any witness for actual traveling expenses when furnished proof of such expenses, including hotel or motel expenses, when the witness resides in a county other than the one in which the commission is meeting.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 82, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2410.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-207 - Records and reports

(a)
(1)
The Department of Agriculture shall keep a record of Arkansas Forestry Commission proceedings and a register of all applications.
(2)
The register shall show:
(A)
The name, age, and residence of each applicant;
(B)
The date of the application;
(C)
The place of business of such an applicant;
(D)
His or her education and other qualifications;
(E)
Whether or not an examination was required;
(F)
Whether the applicant was rejected;
(G)
Whether a certificate of registration was granted;
(H)
The date of action of the commission; and
(I)
Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the commission.
(b)
(1)
A roster showing the names and places of business of all foresters registered under this chapter shall be published by the department during the month of April each year.
(2)
Copies of this roster shall be furnished to the public on request.
(c)
The records of the commission shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the commission.
(d)
A transcript of the records of the commission, certified by authorized department personnel, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the originals were produced.
(e)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 83, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 100, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, §§ 11, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-2411, 71-2412.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 2 - THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-201 — 17-31-208) › Section 17-31-208 - Disposition of funds

(a)
All fines collected for the violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be paid over to the Department of Agriculture to be used by it in the same manner as funds received for the issuance of licenses.
(b)
Under no circumstances shall the total amount of warrants issued in payment of the expenses and compensation provided for in this chapter exceed the amount of the application, registration, and other fees collected as herein provided.
(c)
Any surplus funds at the end of the fiscal year may be retained for future expenditures, and shall not be required to be paid into the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 84, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, §§ 10, 22; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-2410, 71-2422; Acts 1997, No. 296, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-301 - Requirement - Exemptions

(a)
Any person using in connection with the person's name or otherwise assuming, using, or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a forester engaged in the practice of forestry on private lands shall be registered as provided in this subchapter.
(b)
All foresters are eligible to apply for registration. However, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring:
(1)
Any person, employee of a firm, partnership, corporation, or department or agency of any branch of the government to be registered pursuant to this chapter in order to practice forestry on the person's or its own lands or manage the person's or its own timberlands, woodlands, or forests or to supervise the removal of any products therefrom; or
(2)
Any person to be registered pursuant to this chapter in order to perform duties as an employee of a registered forester acting under the supervision of the registered forester.
(c)
Certificates of registration shall be issued only to individuals. No firm, company, partnership, or corporation may be registered under this chapter.
Acts 1969, No. 535, §§ 2, 18; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-2402, 71-2418; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-302 - Qualifications

The applicant must pass a written examination on basic forestry subjects administered by the Arkansas Forestry Commission or the Department of Agriculture, or both, with a score established by the commission along with the following minimum evidence that an applicant is qualified to be registered as a forester:
(1)
A bachelor's or advanced degree in forestry from a college or university program accredited by the Society of American Foresters;
(2)
A bachelor's or advanced degree in forestry from a college or university program not accredited by the Society of American Foresters and three (3) years' or more experience in forestry work of a nature satisfactory to the commission;
(3)
A bachelor's degree in a natural resources-related field from a college or university program, including, but not limited to, wildlife management, with at least twenty (20) semester hours of forestry courses approved by the commission and three (3) years' or more experience in forestry work of a nature satisfactory to the commission;
(4)
A bachelor's degree not related to natural resources from a college or university program and six (6) years' or more experience in forestry work of a nature satisfactory to the commission; or
(5)
A two-year associate's degree in forestry and six (6) years' or more experience in forestry work of a nature satisfactory to the commission.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 85, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 257,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 13; 1973, No. 245, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2413; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 9; 2011, No. 177, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-303 - Application for registration

(a)
Application for registration shall:
(1)
Be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Arkansas Forestry Commission;
(2)
Contain statements under oath giving a detailed summary of the applicant's education and technical experience; and
(3)
Contain the names and addresses of not fewer than five (5) references, of whom three (3) or more shall be registered foresters who have personal or professional knowledge of the applicant's forestry experience or his or her character and ability.
(b)
The amount of the application fee and the registration fee shall be set annually by the commission.
(c)
[Repealed.]
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 87, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 86, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 36, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 14; 1971, No. 122, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2414; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 10; 2011, No. 177, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-304 - Examinations

(a)
When written examinations are required, they shall be held at such times and places as the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Arkansas Forestry Commission, shall determine.
(b)
The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the commission.
(c)
A candidate who fails an examination may apply for another examination.
(d)
Subsequent examinations will be granted only upon payment of the prescribed fee.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 88, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 257,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2415.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-305 - Issuance - Form - Evidence

(a)
The Arkansas Forestry Commission shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this chapter to any applicant who, in the opinion of the commission, has satisfactorily met all of the requirements of this chapter.
(b)
The certificate shall show the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the State Forester and the Chair of the Arkansas Forestry Commission.
(c)
The issuance of a certificate of registration by the commission shall be prima facie evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered forester while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 89, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2416.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-306 - Seal - Unlawful use

(a)
(1)
Each registrant may obtain a seal of a design authorized by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, bearing the registrant's name, serial number, and the legend "Registered Forester, Arkansas".
(2)
All registrants engaged in the practice of forestry, either in a private professional practice or as an employee of an agency of the government or of a corporation, company, partnership, individual, or other private employer, shall endorse with his or her name and impress with his or her seal all plans, specifications, maps, reports, or documents which he or she prepares or which shall be prepared under his or her supervision.
(b)
Anyone who endorses his or her name or impresses his or her seal upon any document, after the certificate of registration of the registrant named thereon has expired or has been revoked, shall be charged with a misdemeanor unless his or her certificate has been renewed or reissued.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 90, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2416.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-308 - Reciprocity

Upon application therefor and the payment of a fee set by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the commission may issue a certificate of registration as a registered forester in Arkansas to any qualified person of any state of the United States or its possessions, or Canada, provided that:
(1)
The person is a legally registered forester or the equivalent in the person's own state or province and has submitted evidence satisfactory to the commission that the person is so registered and that the requirements therein are substantially equivalent to the requirements of registration under this chapter; and
(2)
The state in which the person is so registered will accept the certificates of registration issued by the commission on a reciprocal basis.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 92, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2419; Acts 1999, No. 993, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-309 - Revocation - Grounds - Proceedings

(a)
The Department of Agriculture may receive and investigate complaints against registered foresters and the Arkansas Forestry Commission may make findings thereon.
(b)
(1)
The commission may revoke the certificate of any registered forester who has been convicted of a felony listed under §
17-3-102
or who is found guilty by the commission of any fraud, deceit, gross negligence, misrepresentation, willful violation of contract, misconduct, or gross incompetence.
(2)
The commission shall investigate such charges.
(c)
All charges, unless dismissed as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard by the commission within three (3) months after the date on which they are presented to the commission.
(d)
Before the commission shall revoke the certificate of any registered forester, the commission shall conduct a hearing, the time and place for which shall be fixed by the commission. A copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be personally served on or mailed by registered letter to the last known address of the registered forester at least thirty (30) days before the date fixed for the hearing.
(e)
At any hearing, the accused registered forester shall have the right to appear personally and, by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses appearing against him or her and to produce evidence and witnesses in his or her own defense.
(f)
A written record, including the testimony of all witnesses, shall be made.
(g)
If the accused registered forester is found guilty of the charges made against him or her, the commission may revoke his or her certificate of registration.
(h)
A registered forester whose certificate of registration has been revoked may apply for a review of the proceedings of the commission by any court of competent jurisdiction as provided for in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq. The petition to the circuit court shall set out in detail what adverse action of the commission was erroneous.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 93, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 990,§ 37, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2420.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 31 - FORESTERS (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-310) › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (§§ 17-31-301 — 17-31-310) › Section 17-31-310 - Reissuance

(a)
A new certificate of registration to replace any revoked, lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate may be issued, subject to the rules of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, and for a charge fixed by the commission.
(b)
The commission may also reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked if:
(1)
A majority of the commission members present vote in favor of reissuance; and
(2)
The person presents satisfactory assurances that the grounds which caused the certificate to be revoked will not occur again and that the person is otherwise qualified to be registered hereunder.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 94, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1969, No. 535, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2421.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Registration of Geologists Act of 1987".
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 1; 1987, No. 701, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Board" means the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists;
(2)
"Geologist" means a person engaged in the practice of geology;
(3)
"Geologist-in-training" means a person who meets all requirements for registration except length of experience and who has applied for and has been approved by the board for registration. Upon completion of his or her required length of experience and after review by the board, he or she may be granted the title of registered geologist;
(4)
"Geology" means that science which treats of the earth in general, investigation of the earth's crust and the rocks and other materials which compose it, and the applied science of utilizing knowledge of the earth and its constituent rocks, minerals, liquids, gases, and other materials for the benefit of mankind;
(5)
(A)
"Public practice of geology" means any professional service, work, or activity requiring formal geological education, training, and experience and the understanding and application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and geological sciences as may be related to those services.
(B)
A person shall be construed to publicly practice geology or offer to publicly practice geology if that person:
(i)
Practices any branch of the profession of geology;
(ii)
By verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents himself or herself to be a geologist or, through the use of some other title, implies that he or she is a geologist;
(iii)
Represents that he or she is registered under this chapter; or
(iv)
Holds himself or herself out as able to perform or does perform any geological services or work recognized as geology.
(C)
The board shall have authority to expand by rule the definition of public practice of geology, as provided in §
17-32-204
;
(6)
"Qualified geologist" means a person who is not registered under this chapter but who possesses all the qualifications specified in this chapter for registration;
(7)
"Registered certified specialty geologist" means a person who is certified as a specialty geologist under this chapter;
(8)
"Registered geologist" means a person who is registered as a geologist under this chapter;
(9)
"Responsible charge of work" means the independent control and direction of geological work or the supervision of that work by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment; and
(10)
"Subordinate" means any person who assists a registered geologist or a registered engineer in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge of work.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 2; 1987, No. 701, § 2; 2005, No. 676, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-103 - Penalty

(a)
Any person who violates this chapter or who does any of the following shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor:
(1)
Publicly practices or offers to publicly practice geology for others in this state without being registered in accordance with this chapter;
(2)
Presents or attempts to use as his or her own the certificate of registration or the seal of another;
(3)
Gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists or to any member of the board in obtaining a certificate of registration;
(4)
Falsely impersonates any other registrant of like or different name; or
(5)
Attempts to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration or attempts to practice at any time during a period when the board has suspended or revoked his or her certificate of registration.
(b)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty by the board not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(c)
Each day of any violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 27; 1987, No. 701, § 28; 2005, No. 676, § 2; 2005, No. 1994, § 398.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-104 - Legal and other assistance

(a)
The Attorney General or one of his or her assistants shall act as legal adviser to the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists and render legal assistance needed to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board.
(b)
The board may employ additional counsel with approval of the Attorney General and any other necessary assistance to aid in the enforcement of this chapter and the rules of the board.
(c)
The board may pay reasonable expenses incurred by the board for the administration of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1403, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 27; 1987, No. 701, § 28; 2005, No. 676, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-105 - Contracts with registered geologist only

This state, its political subdivisions, and all public boards, districts, commissions, or authorities shall contract for geological services only with persons registered under this chapter or with a firm employing an Arkansas-registered geologist.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 21; 1987, No. 701, 22.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-106) › Section 17-32-106 - Injunction - Liability of board

(a)
(1)
Upon proper determination that any person has violated the provisions of this chapter, the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists may seek an injunction in the proper court of the county in which the violation occurred for the purpose of restraining or prohibiting a violation of this chapter.
(2)
An injunction obtained pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be issued without bond.
(b)
The members of the board acting in good faith may not be found personally liable for a proceeding commenced pursuant to this section.
Acts 2005, No. 676, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-201 — 17-32-208) › Section 17-32-201 - Creation - Members - Compensation

(a)
(1)
There is created the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the board to administer this chapter and promulgate rules for registration of qualified geological applicants.
(3)
The board shall comprise:
(A)
Five (5) members who shall be registered geologists, one (1) of whom shall be an academic geologist, one (1) a governmental geologist, one (1) a salaried company geologist, one (1) an independent or consultant geologist, and one (1) a geologist-at-large;
(B)
One (1) additional member who shall be appointed from the public at large and who shall have no connection whatsoever with the practice of geology; and
(C)
The State Geologist, or his or her designated agent, as a permanent ex officio member.
(b)
The members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
(c)
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this state for the two (2) years immediately preceding his or her appointment.
(d)
The members shall serve five-year terms.
(e)
No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than one (1) consecutive five-year term.
(f)
The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or any other sufficient cause. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Governor.
(g)
Before entering upon the discharge of their duty, the members of the board shall subscribe to and file with the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of officers, whereupon the Secretary of State shall issue to each appointee a certificate of appointment.
(h)
The members of the board may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with §
25-16-901
et seq. Board members shall serve without compensation.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 697,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1404, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5426, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 3; 1987, No. 701, § 3; 1997, No. 250, § 140.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-201 — 17-32-208) › Section 17-32-202 - Meeting - Notice

(a)
The State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists shall hold a meeting within thirty (30) days after appointment and thereafter shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings each year.
(b)
(1)
An affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum present shall be necessary to transact business.
(2)
The Chair of the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists shall not vote unless there is a tie vote among the board members, in which case his or her vote will be allowed for a majority.
(c)
Rules adopted by the board may provide for such additional regular meetings as necessary and for special meetings.
(d)
Notice of all meetings shall be given as may be provided in the rules.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1405, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 4; 1987, No. 701, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 32 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-314) › Subchapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS (§§ 17-32-201 — 17-32-208) › Section 17-32-203 - Officers - Temporary assistance

(a)
The State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary-treasurer from among its members. Elections shall be held annually and on a basis in which the officers will serve for a period of one (1) year. The chair shall be rotated annually among the members.
(b)
Administrative assistance, clerical work, and supplies will be provided by the Office of the State Geologist until such time as the board may assume those responsibilities.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 697,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1987, No. 470, § 4; 1987, No. 701, § 4.