H. B. 4551
(By Delegates Boggs and Kuhn)
[Introduced February 25, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section six, article nineteen,
chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to foresters;
and qualifications for license; applicants for registration
as foresters; examination; and fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section six, article nineteen, chapter thirty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 19. FORESTERS.
§30-19-6. Qualifications for license; examination; reexamination; fee.
(a) Applicants for registration as foresters shall qualify
under one of the following categories:
(1) Possession of a four-year forestry degree and two years' experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may
require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or
otherwise meet the approval of the board.
(2) Possession of a two-year forestry degree and four years'
experience of a nature satisfactory to the board. The board may
require an applicant to pass an oral or written examination, or
otherwise meet the approval of the board.
(b) Written and oral examinations shall be at such time and
place as the board may determine. The methods and procedure
shall be prescribed by the board. A candidate failing an
examination may apply for reexamination at the expiration of six
months and shall be entitled to one reexamination without payment
of an additional fee. Subsequent reexaminations may be granted
upon payment of a fee to be fixed by the board.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change the
qualifications for licensing and registration as foresters.
This section has been completely rewritten; therefore,
strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.