New York Laws
Article 145 - Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology
7204-A - Definitions of the Profession of Geology.

§ 7204-a. Definition of the profession of geology. The practice of the
profession of geology is defined as performing professional service such
as researching, investigating, consulting and geological mapping,
describing the natural processes that act upon the earth's materials,
predicting the probable occurrence of natural resources, predicting and
locating natural or human-induced phenomena which may be useful or
hazardous to humankind and recognizing, determining and evaluating
geological factors, and the inspection and performance of geological
work and the responsible supervision thereof in furtherance of the
health, safety and welfare of the public; provided, however, that
geological mapping shall not include the practice of land surveying as
defined in section seventy-two hundred three of this article.

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