01-001-751 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 001-751-2 - LICENSING CATEGORIES

A. Restricted

1. Apprentice Landscape or Utility Arborist - Individuals having no prior experience or training as a landscape or utility arborist are required to train under the direction of a First Class Arborist, Master Landscape Arborist or Master Utility Arborist until they successfully complete the First Class Landscape and/or First Class Utility Arborist exam and become licensed as a First Class Landscape and/or First Class Utility Arborist according to the rules established by the Department. An Apprentice is further restricted to the following limitations:

a. any work performed by an Apprentice must be under the on site supervision of a First Class or Master Arborist

b. the Apprentice must not solicit work

c. the Apprentice must not diagnose problems or prescribe treatment

d. the Apprentice must not in any other way act in the capacity of a First Class or Master Arborist.

2. First Class Landscape or First Class Utility Arborist - An individual who has successfully completed the First Class Landscape or First Class Utility Arborist examination and has met all the other licensing requirements contained in these rules.

3. Master Landscape Arborist - An individual who has a minimum of five years of experience as a First Class Landscape Arborist, has successfully completed the Master Landscape Arborist examination and holds a valid Maine Pesticide Applicator License in category 3A - Outdoor Ornamentals and has met all the other licensing requirements contained in these rules.

4. Master Utility Arborist - An individual who has a minimum of five years of experience as a First Class Utility Arborist, has successfully completed the Master Utility Arborist examination and holds a valid Maine Pesticide Applicator License in category 6A - Utility Vegetation Management and has met all the other licensing requirements contained in these rules.

B. Regular

1. Master Landscape and Master Utility Arborist - An individual who has a minimum of five years of experience as both a Landscape and Utility Arborist, has successfully completed both the Master Landscape Arborist and Master Utility Arborist examinations and holds a valid Maine Pesticide Applicators License in categories 3A - Outdoor Ornamentals and 6A - Utility Vegetation Management and has met all the other licensing requirements contained in these rules.

01-001 C.M.R. ch. 751, § 2