• § 12-6-40 - Legislative Purpose
  It is the purpose of this part to protect the public by improving the standards relative to the practice of professional forestry.
• § 12-6-41 - Definitions
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Registration for Foresters provided for by this part. (2) "Professional...
• § 12-6-42 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Creation; Appointment of Members; Certificate of Appointment; Oath; Term of Office
  (a) A State Board of Registration for Foresters is created whose duty it shall be to administer this part.(b) The board shall consist of...
• § 12-6-43 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Qualifications of Members
  Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Georgia and shall have been engaged in...
• § 12-6-44 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Compensation of Members
  Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.
• § 12-6-45 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Removal of Members; Vacancies
  The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall...
• § 12-6-46 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Meetings; Officers
  The board shall hold meetings as necessary. The board shall elect or appoint annually a chairman and a vice-chairman. The division director of the...
• § 12-6-47 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Rules and Regulations; Seal
  (a) The board shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state, which may...
• § 12-6-48 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Record of Proceedings
  The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The records of the board shall be prima-facie evidence of the proceedings of the board...
• § 12-6-49 - Qualifications and Requirements for Registered Foresters
  (a) The minimum qualifications and requirements for registration as a registered forester shall be as follows: (1) Graduation with a baccalaureate degree from a...
• § 12-6-49.1 - Denial or Suspension of License for Noncompliance With Child Support Order
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Agency" means the agency within the Department of Human Services which is responsible for...
• § 12-6-49.2 - Suspension of Registered Forester License; Borrowers in Default; Hearing and Appeal Procedures
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Agency" means the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation created in Code Section 20-3-263 which...
• § 12-6-50 - Applications for Registration; Fee
  (a) Applications for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board; shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's...
• § 12-6-51 - Examinations
  When written examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the division director of the professional licensing boards division,...
• § 12-6-52 - Licenses -- Issuance Generally; Endorsement by Registrant of Plans, Maps, Specifications, and Reports Issued by Registrant
  The board shall issue a license upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this part to any applicant who, in the...
• § 12-6-53 - Licenses -- Eligibility of Foresters With 12 Years' Experience
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 8, effective July 1, 1988.
• § 12-6-54 - Licenses -- Reciprocity for Nonresidents
  (a) Any person who is licensed as a registered forester under the laws of another state may be licensed and registered under the laws...
• § 12-6-55 - Licenses -- Only Individuals May Be Licensed
  Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual personal qualifications. No firm, company, partnership, or corporation can be licensed.
• § 12-6-56 - Licenses -- Expiration and Renewal Generally; Continuing Forestry Education Requirement
  (a) Licenses shall be valid for up to two years and shall be renewable biennially on the renewal date established by the division director...
• § 12-6-57 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Denial or Revocation of License; Discipline of Licensee; Code of Ethics
  The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant, to revoke the license of a person licensed by...
• § 12-6-58 - State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Duplicate License for Lost, Destroyed, or Mutilated License
  A duplicate license to replace any lost, destroyed, or mutilated license may be issued, subject to the rules of the board, upon payment of...
• § 12-6-59 - Receipts and Disbursements
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 11, effective July 1, 1988.
• § 12-6-60 - Injunctive Relief
  In addition to any other remedy or criminal prosecution, whenever it shall appear to the board that any person, firm, company, partnership, association, or...
• § 12-6-61 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person shall use in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending directly or indirectly...
• § 12-6-62 - Penalty; Authority to Prefer Charges; Immunity of Person Bringing Charges From Liability; Duty to Enforce Part; Legal Assistance by Attorney General
  (a) Any person, firm, or partnership violating any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) Any person who: (1) Refuses upon...
• § 12-6-63 - Termination
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 41, effective July 1, 1992.

Last modified: October 14, 2016