§ 33-41-102 — Definitions

Wyoming § 33-41-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 41: GEOLOGISTS

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Board" means the Wyoming board of professional
geologists within the department of administration and
information;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.
(iv) "Geologist" means a person who is a graduate of
an institution of higher education that is accredited by a
regional or national accrediting agency, with a minimum of
thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hours of course
work in geology;
(v) "Geologist-in-training" means a geologist who is
a candidate for licensure who meets all other requirements for
licensure as stated in this act except length of experience;
(vi) "Geology" means the science which treats of the
earth in general, the earth's processes and its history,
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's history, processes, constituent rocks,
minerals, liquids, gases and other materials for the use of
mankind;
(vii) "Practice of geology" means the performance of
geological services or work such as consultation, investigation,
evaluation, planning, preparation of geologic reports and maps
and inspection of geological work;
(viii) "Practice of geology before the public" means
the performance of geological services or work including
consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, preparation
of geologic reports and maps, the inspection of geological work
and the responsible supervision of geological services or work,
the performance of which is relevant to public welfare or the
safeguard of life, health, property and the environment, unless
exempt under this act. "Practice of geology before the public"
does not include cutting descriptions for water wells,
descriptive logs for drill holes for mineral exploration,
lithologic descriptions and stratigraphic picks for oil and gas
well logs, geologic information contained within notices and
other routine forms required by state and federal agencies,
geologic reports and other documents not available for
dissemination outside of the entity preparing the reports or
documents, nor any technical papers or reports prepared
specifically for publication by the state or federal geological
survey or by other geological, scientific or trade
organizations;
(ix) "Professional geologist" means a geologist who
has met the academic and experience qualifications established
by the board and has been licensed by the board;
(x) "Qualified geologist" means an individual who is
not licensed under this act but who possesses all the
qualifications for licensure specified in this act;
(xi) "Responsible charge" means the independent
control and direction by use of initiative, skill and
independent judgment of geological work or the supervision of
the work;
(xii) "Subdiscipline of geology" means the recognized
practice of geology, including but not limited to environmental
geology, petroleum geology, engineering geology, geophysics,
geochemistry and hydrogeology;
(xiii) "Subordinate" means any individual who
practices geology or assists a professional geologist in the
practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge for
the work;
(xiv) "This act" means W.S. 33-41-101 through