South Carolina § 48-27-130 Requirements for qualification as registered forester.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-27-130 — Requirements for qualification as registered forester.

South Carolina·Title 48 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION·Ch. 27 REGISTRATION OF FORESTERS

(A)The following are minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a registered forester:

(1)graduation from a curriculum in forestry of four years or more in a department, school, or college approved by the board and a specific record of an additional two years' or more experience in forestry of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice forestry; or (2) successfully passing a written examination designed to show knowledge and skill approximating that obtained through graduation from an approved four-year curriculum in forestry and a specific record of six years or more of practice in forestry of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to pr

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(A) The following are minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a registered forester: (1) graduation from a curriculum in forestry of four years or more in a department, school, or college approved by the board and a specific record of an additional two years' or more experience in forestry of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice forestry; or (2) successfully passing a written examination designed to show knowledge and skill approximating that obtained through graduation from an approved four-year curriculum in forestry and a specific record of six years or more of practice in forestry of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice forestry. (B) The board shall issue licenses only to applicants who meet the requirements of this section. However, no person may register as a forester who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude. However, the applicant may be licensed by the board if: (1) At least five years have passed since he was convicted, sentenced, or released from incarceration, whichever is later. (2) No criminal charges are pending against him. (C) The completion of the junior year of a curriculum in forestry in a school or college approved by the board is equivalent to two years of practice. The completion of the senior year of a curriculum in forestry, without graduation, in a school or college approved by the board is equivalent to three years of practice. (D) Beginning June 1, 1991, applicants shall take the examination for registration.

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