ARTICLE 3. Professional Foresters

Article 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.

§§ 750–783 · 36 sections

§ 750 This article may be known and cited as the Professional Foresters Law.
§ 751 The purpose of this article is to declare the existence of a public interest in the management and treatment of the forest resources and timberlands of this…
§ 752 (a) “Professional forester,” as used in this article, means a person who, by reason of their knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, and the principles…
§ 753 “Forestry,” as used in this article, refers to the science and practice of managing forested landscapes and the treatment of the forest cover in general, and…
§ 754 “Forested landscapes” means those tree dominated landscapes and their associated vegetation types on which there is growing a significant stand of tree…
§ 755 “Person” as used in this article means any natural person.
§ 756 Nothing in this article prohibits any person from engaging in those activities otherwise restricted to professional foresters, certified specialists, or…
§ 757 This article does not apply to a landowner who is a natural person and who personally performs services of a professional forester, when those services are…
§ 758 This article shall not be construed to authorize a registered professional forester to practice civil engineering as defined in Chapter 7 (commencing with…
§ 759 The board may by regulation adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the…
§ 760 The board shall consider matters pertaining to the registration of professional foresters at least once every six months at regular meetings and may, as…
§ 760.5 The board may hire the clerical and secretarial employees, technical personnel, and other staff who are necessary and budgeted to properly assist the work of…
§ 761 The board shall keep a complete record of all applications for registration and certification and the board’s action thereon.
§ 762 The board may by regulation provide for the issuance of certificates of specialization in such fields of specialization as the board may by regulation…
§ 763 (a) The board shall establish an examining committee of at least seven members composed of the following, who shall be appointed by the board and serve at its…
§ 764 A person appointed to serve upon the examining committee shall receive, if requested, one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during which that person is…
§ 765 The examining committee shall adhere to the rules and regulations of the board. An applicant for a license pursuant to this article who contends that they have…
§ 766 On and after July 1, 1973, it shall be unlawful for any person to act in the capacity of, or to use the title of, a professional forester without being…
§ 767 An applicant for a license pursuant to this article shall apply to the board. Such application shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in an amount fixed…
§ 768 The board shall require an applicant to demonstrate such degree of experience and such general knowledge of the profession of forestry as the board deems…
§ 769 An applicant shall meet all of the following qualifications: (a) Be of good moral character and have a good reputation for honesty and integrity. (b) Furnish…
§ 770 (a) Examinations shall be given by the board as often as it is deemed necessary, but at least every six months. (b) The examination may consist of both written…
§ 771 An applicant failing in an examination may be examined again upon filing a new application and paying the application fee.
§ 772 Instead of being registered as a professional forester, an applicant may request to be registered as a certified specialist in one or more fields of forestry.…
§ 773 Licenses and specialty certificates issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for two years and shall expire on July 1 of each alternating year.
§ 774 (a) Issuance of a license may be denied if sufficient evidence is received by the board of the commission or doing by the applicant of an act that, if…
§ 775 The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, cause investigation to be made of the actions of any person…
§ 776 Any accusation against a registrant or a certificant shall be filed within five years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action.…
§ 777 (a) If the board finds against the registrant, the board, in its decision, may terminate all operations of the registrant during the period fixed by the…
§ 778 A registrant or certificant is subject to disciplinary action who: (a) Has been convicted of a felony substantially related to the qualifications, functions,…
§ 778.5 The board shall develop criteria to determine whether a felony is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a registered…
§ 779 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 780 The fees received pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Professional Forester Registration Fund in the State Treasury, which fund is hereby…
§ 781 All fees received pursuant to this article shall be available, when appropriated by the Legislature, for the administration of this article; provided, that in…
§ 782 The board shall establish by regulation the amount of fees within the following ranges, and based on a determination by the board of the amount of revenues…
§ 783 In case a person defaults in payment of the renewal fee, the person’s registration may be revoked by the board on 60 days’ notice in writing from the board,…