§34-12-5. Applications; registration fees.

Application for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. An application shall contain statements made under oath showing the education of the applicant and a detailed summary of his or her professional work. The application shall also contain not less than five references, of whom three or more shall be registered foresters or graduates of a curriculum in forestry of four years or more in a school or college approved by the board or accredited by the Society of American Foresters, having personal or professional knowledge of the forestry experience of the applicant. Any proposed subsequent statement, correction, or addition to the application shall be given under oath in writing and shall be made a part of the original application. The registration fee for a license shall be set annually by the board in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200), which shall accompany the application. Should the board deny the issuance of a license to any applicant, the fee deposited shall be retained by the board as an application fee.

(Acts 1957, No. 533, p. 750, §13; Acts 1969, No. 1051, p. 1965, §7; Acts 1973, No. 1202, p. 2020, §6; Acts 1977, No. 756, p. 1294, §1; Acts 1986, No. 86-117, p. 138, §3; Act 98-145, p. 223, §3.)