WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

(D)  LICENSED FORESTER.

"LICENSED FORESTER" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED BY THE BOARD TO PRACTICE
FORESTRY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
300(1).

The term "licensed forester" is substituted, as the
defined term, for the former term "[r]egistered
professional forester", to conform to the terminology
used throughout this article. Accordingly, the words
"licensed by the Board" are substituted for the former
words "registered and qualified pursuant to this
subheading". See the General Revisor's Note to this
article.

Occasionally, the term "licensee" is used in this
title as a synonym for "licensed forester". Since
"license" is defined in subsection (c) of this
section, "licensee" need not be defined separately.

Defined terms: "Board" § 7-101
"Practice forestry" § 7-101

(E)  PRACTICE FORESTRY.

(1)   "PRACTICE FORESTRY" MEANS TO APPLY, FOR
COMPENSATION, SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES TO THE PROTECTION,
MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF TREES AND RELATED RESOURCES, WHETHER FOUND
IN LARGE NUMBERS AND AREAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS FORESTS, WOODLANDS,
AND WOODLOTS OR IN SMALL GROUPINGS AND INDIVIDUAL TREES IN
SUBURBAN AND URBAN SETTINGS.

(2)  "PRACTICE FORESTRY" INCLUDES:

(I)  TO CONSULT, INVESTIGATE, EVALUATE, OR PLAN
ANY FORESTRY ACTIVITY THAT IS DESCRIBED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF
THIS SUBSECTION; OR

(II)  TO HAVE RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF ANY FORESTRY
ACTIVITY THAT IS DESCRIBED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION
AND IS PERFORMED BY ANOTHER.

(3)  "PRACTICE FORESTRY" DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(I)  THE SERVICES OF A TREE EXPERT, AS DEFINED
UNDER § 5-415(C) OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARTICLE; OR

(II)  PRACTICES AND SERVICES GENERALLY PROVIDED
BY:

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