Code of Virginia - Title 54.1 Professions And Occupations - Section 54.1-2201 Exceptions

§ 54.1-2201. Exceptions

A. The certification programs set forth in this chapter are voluntary and shall not be construed to prohibit:

1. The practice of soil evaluation or wetland delineation by individuals who are not certified soil scientists or certified professional wetland delineators as defined in this chapter;

2. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified soil scientist or of an individual who is practicing soil evaluation without being certified;

3. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified professional wetland delineator or of an individual who is practicing wetland delineation without being certified;

4. The work of any professional engineer, certified landscape architect, or land surveyor as defined by § 54.1-400 in rendering any of the services that constitute the practice of wetland delineation or the practice of soil evaluation; or

5. The practice of any profession or occupation which is regulated by another regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize an individual to engage in the practice of engineering, the practice of land surveying or to use the title of landscape architect, unless such individual is licensed or certified pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) of this title.

(1987, c. 626, § 54-970; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499; 2002, c. 784.)

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