(a) No person may use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is a registered forester or registered forestry technician unless he or she is certified in accordance with this article.
(b) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any person, firm, partnership or corporation from practicing forestry, managing woodlands or forests, removing any products or planting trees on any land, in any manner desired.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
§30-19-1. Use of Descriptive Title Restricted
§30-19-4. State Board of Registration of Foresters
§30-19-5. Powers and Duties of the Board
§30-19-7. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines
§30-19-8. General Requirements to Be Certified as a Registered Forester
§30-19-9. General Requirements to Be Registered Forestry Technician
§30-19-10. Qualifications for Permit as a Forester-in-Training or a Forestry Technician-in-Training
§30-19-11. License From Another State
§30-19-12. Renewal Requirements
§30-19-13. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§30-19-14. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal
§30-19-15. Judicial Review; Appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals