| License Description |
General information, terms, and definitions:
Soil classifying work: Receiving compensation for plotting the boundaries of soil and describing and evaluating the kinds of soil as to their behavior and response to management under various uses.
Definitions 600 For the purpose of these regulations, the following words, names and terms shall be construed within the meaning and purpose of Miss. Code Ann Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-11. 1. "Act" shall mean Miss. Code Ann Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-11. 2. "Bonafide Employee" shall be a person who receives all or part of his salary, pay or commission from a licensee or the company employing a licensee and whose salary, pay or commission is regularly reported by the licensee or the company employing a licensee under the Federal Social Security and/or income tax laws. A bonafide employee must be under the direct supervision of a license holder. 3. "Soil Classifying Work" shall mean receiving compensation for plotting the boundaries of soils and describing and evaluating the kinds of soil as to their behavior and response to management under various uses. 4. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce. 5. Competent" shall mean a person who is capable of performing the various functions associated with soil classifying; the degree of capability required being directly related to the nature of the activity and the associated responsibility. 6. "Soil Classifier" shall mean a person skilled in plotting the boundaries of soils and describing and evaluating the kinds of soil as to their behavior and response to management under various uses. 7. "Division" shall mean the Division of Plant Industry of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce created under the provision of Section 69-25-3, Mississippi Code 1972. 8. "Division of Plant Industry Advisory Board" shall mean the advisory board created by Miss. Code Ann Section 69-25-3. 9. "Executive Secretary and/or State Entomologist" shall mean the executive secretary and/or state entomologist of the Division of Plant Industry, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce as set forth in Miss. Code Ann Section 69-25-5. 10. "License" shall mean a document issued by the Division which indicates that a person has met the requirements set forth in the Act and these rules and regulations to receive fees for services as indicated on said document. 11. "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, association, company or organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. 12. "Professional Services" shall mean receiving fees for performing various functions associated with soil classifying work. 601 Soil Classifiers must secure a license from the Division of Plant Industry, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce in accordance with Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-9, Mississippi Code 1972. No person shall advertise in any manner to render professional services or solicit business within the meaning of the Act without first obtaining a license. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §69-19-1. License Application; Qualifications 602 Application for license shall be submitted on a regular form furnished by the Division, in time to be approved ten (10) days prior to regular scheduled examinations. The applicant shall furnish the name of one (1) reference as to his character and names of two (2) professional soil classifiers having personal knowledge of his soil classifying experience. No application for a license shall be accepted unless the applicant shall furnish written proof that he has one year's experience in the field of soil classifying in the last five (5) years and that he meets one of the following requirements; provided that in extraordinary cases these requirements may be waived by the Professional Soil Classifiers Advisory Committee. 1. Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a soil science curriculum from an accredited college or university with at least 15 semester hours or the equivalent in soil science, and 30 semester hours or the equivalent in related agricultural, natural resources, or land use planning courses. 2. Must hold a license for the practice of soil classifying on the basis of comparable qualifications issued to him by a proper authority of another state, possession, or territory of the Unites States and, in the opinion of the Division, meets the requirements of these regulations. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §69-19-1. |