§7200. Introduction.
This article applies to the professions of engineering, land surveying and geology. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article
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This article applies to the professions of engineering, land surveying and geology. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article
The practice of the profession of engineering is defined as performing professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design or supervision of construction or operation in connection with any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects wherein the safeguarding of life, health and property is concerned, when such service or work requires the application of engineering principles and data.
Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice engineering or use the title "professional engineer".
The practice of the profession of land surveying is defined as practicing that branch of the engineering profession and applied mathematics which includes the measuring and plotting of the dimensions and areas of any portion of the earth, including all naturally placed and man- or machine-made structures and objects thereon, the lengths and directions of boundary lines, the contour of the surface and the application of rules and regulations in accordance with local requirements incidental to subdivisions for the correct determination, description, conveying and recording thereof or for the establishment or reestablishment thereof.
Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice land surveying or use the title "land surveyor".
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.
Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice geology or use the title "professional geologist".
A state board for engineering, land surveying and geology shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than seven professional engineers, not less than two land surveyors and not less than two professional geologists licensed in this state. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner and shall be a professional engineer, land surveyor or professional geologist licensed in this state.
This article shall not be construed to affect or prevent the following, provided that no title, sign, card or device shall be used in such manner as to tend to convey the impression that the person rendering such service is a professional engineer or a land surveyor licensed in this state or is practicing engineering or land surveying:
Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect or prevent: