790                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [ Ch. 4

Article 66C, section 408 of the Code. The
only changes made are in style.

5-423. CONDUCT PROHIBITED; EXEMPTION.

(A) ILLEGAL ACTION AND ACTIVITY.—A PERSON MAY
NOT: (1) SOLICIT, ADVERTISE, OR REPRESENT HIMSELF TO
THE PUBLIC AS A TREE EXPERT, OR ASSUME TO PRACTICE AS
A TREE EXPERT WITHOUT HAVING RECEIVED A LICENSE; OR
(2) AFTER HAVING RECEIVED THE LICENSE AND
SUBSEQUENTLY LOSING IT BY REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION
CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AS A TREE EXPERT, OR; (3) USE THE
TITLE OR ABBREVIATION "L.T.E." OR ANY OTHER WORDS,
LETTERS, OR ABBREVIATIONS TENDING TO INDICATE THAT HE
IS A LICENSED TREE EXPERT OR. A TREE EXPERT WITHOUT
HAVING RECEIVED A LICENSE, OR WHEN THE LICENSE HAS
BEEN REVOKED OR SUSPENDED.

(B) EXEMPTION.—IF THE OWNER OF A TREE EMPLOYS
ANY PERSON TO TRIM THE TREE, THE OWNER IS NOT SUBJECT
TO THIS PENALTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: These subsections presently
appear as Article 66C, section 407 of the
Code. The words "or herself" and "or
trees" are proposed for deletion in light
of Article 1, section 7 and 8,
respectively; which provides that
references to the masculine includes the
feminine, and reference to the singular
includes the plural. Subsection (a) is
redrafted to state only prohibitory
conduct. The gravity of the offense and
penalties for violating it is covered in
the title's uniform penalty section. The
only other changes made are in style.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subtitle 5, as originally

drafted, dealt with the licensing of

landscape architects. The present

provisions are found in Article 56,
sections 271 through 281.

The Code Revision Commission and the
Department agreed that these provisions are
more appropriate to Article 56 than to the
Natural Resources Article. House Bill 99
introduced at the 1973 regular session, was
intended to place the landscape architect
licensing function under the Department of