54.1-2201 - Exceptions. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-2201. Exceptions.

A. The certification programs set forth in this chapter are voluntary andshall not be construed to prohibit:

1. The practice of soil evaluation or wetland delineation by individuals whoare not certified soil scientists or certified professional wetlanddelineators as defined in this chapter;

2. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified soil scientist orof an individual who is practicing soil evaluation without being certified;

3. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified professionalwetland delineator or of an individual who is practicing wetland delineationwithout being certified;

4. The work of any professional engineer, landscape architect, or landsurveyor as defined by § 54.1-400 in rendering any of the services thatconstitute the practice of wetland delineation or the practice of soilevaluation; or

5. The practice of any profession or occupation which is regulated by anotherregulatory board within the Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize an individual to engage in thepractice of engineering, the practice of land surveying or the practice oflandscape architecture, unless such individual is licensed or certifiedpursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) of this title.

(1987, c. 626, § 54-970; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499; 2002, c. 784; 2009, c.309.)