Ch. 227                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(F) "LICENSE FEE" MEANS, AS APPLICABLE, THE FEE PAID IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A LICENSE AND THE ISSUANCE OF A LIMITED
LICENSE, TEMPORARY LICENSE, AND RECIPROCAL LICENSE.

[(f)] (G) "Licensed property line surveyor" means, unless the context requires
otherwise, a property line surveyor who is licensed by the Board to practice property
line surveying.

[(g)] (H) "Permit" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a permit
issued by the Board to allow a corporation or partnership to operate a business
through which an individual may practice land surveying or property line surveying.

(I) "PERMIT FEE" MEANS, AS APPLICABLE, THE FEE PAID IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A PERMIT.

[(h)](J) (1) "Practice land surveying" means any service, work,
documentation, or practice, the performance or preparation of which requires the
application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical
and applied sciences, and the requirements of the relevant law, as applied to:

(i) measuring, platting, and locating lines, angles, elevations,
natural or artificial features in the air, on the surface of the earth, in underground
work, and on the beds of bodies of water for the purpose of determining and reporting
positions, topography, areas, and volumes;

(ii) the platting or replatting, establishing or reestablishing,
locating or relocating, or setting or resetting the monumentation for boundaries of
real property, easements, or rights-of-way;

(iii) platting, layout, and preparation of surveys, plats, plans, and
drawings, including:

1.	site plans;
2.	subdivision plans;
3.	subdivision plats;
4.	condominium plats;
5.	right-of-way and easement plats; and
6.	other recordable plats;

(iv) conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys, layout or
stake-out of proposed construction, and the preparation and platting of
as-constructed surveys;

(v) utilizing measurement devices or systems, such as aerial
photogrammetry, global positioning systems, land information systems, geographic
information systems, or similar technology for evaluation or location of boundaries of
real property, easements, or rights-of-way; and

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