Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 302 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION › Title 302 CMR 14.00 - Conduct Of The Business Of Debt Collectors And Loan Servicers › Section 14.06 - Standards of Professional Conduct

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 Licensed Foresters shall adhere to the ethical and professional standards in
			 302 CMR 14.06. Non-compliance with these standards may result in the Director
			 of State Parks and Recreation taking disciplinary action against the Licensed
			 Forester.
(2) Licensed Foresters
			 shall advocate and practice land management consistent with ecologically sound
			 principles. Licensed Foresters shall advise their clients or employers of the
			 long and short term consequences of management alternatives.
(3) Licensed Foresters shall utilize their
			 knowledge or skills for the benefit of society. Licensed Foresters shall strive
			 for accurate, current and increasing knowledge of forestry, shall communicate
			 such knowledge, and shall challenge and correct untrue statements about
			 forestry.
(4) Licensed Foresters
			 shall make only accurate statements of the services that they are qualified and
			 prepared to perform or provide, and shall perform only those services for which
			 the Licensed Foresters are qualified by education or experience.
(5) Licensed Foresters shall engage, or
			 advise their employers to engage, other experts and specialists in forestry
			 whenever the employer's interest would be served by such action, and the
			 Licensed Forester shall work cooperatively with other professionals.
(6) Licensed Foresters supplying forestry
			 services shall disclose a list of all fees, salaries or other compensation to
			 be charged for their services to prospective clients.
(7) Licensed Foresters shall disclose all
			 known or potential conflicts of interest involving substantial value to their
			 employers, clients or bidders, by promptly informing them of any business
			 association, interest or other circumstances which would or could influence or
			 give the impression of influencing their judgment or the quality of their
			 services. For purposes of 302 CMR 14.06, "substantial value" shall constitute
			 business relationships which comprise, directly or indirectly, $50.00 or more
			 within a calendar year.
(8)
			 Licensed Foresters shall not accept or solicit compensation, financial or
			 otherwise, from more than one party on the same project unless circumstances
			 are fully disclosed in writing to all parties, including contractors and their
			 agents.
(9) Licensed Foresters
			 shall not voluntarily disclose information concerning the affairs of employers
			 or applicants without express permission, and shall keep proprietary, financial
			 or personal information provided to the Licensed Forester by a client or
			 employer confidential unless disclosure is authorized by the client or employer
			 or is required by applicable law.
(10) At the time of public or private
			 offerings, Licensed Foresters are required to disclose the methods of
			 measurements and data developed in these measurements.
(11) Licensed Foresters shall notify the FLB
			 if their registration, certification or license is suspended or revoked in
			 another jurisdiction.
(12) When
			 boundary work determines ownership of forest products or land on which forest
			 service will be performed, Licensed Foresters shall be prepared to demonstrate
			 that they have performed due diligence on boundary research prior to providing
			 forestry services. At no time shall Licensed Foresters represent that their
			 boundary determination services are relied on for any purpose other than the
			 practice of forestry.