Application for license shall be submitted on a regular form furnished by the Bureau in time to be approved ten (10) days prior to regularly scheduled examinations. No application for a license shall be accepted unless the applicant shall furnish written proof that he meets one (1) of the following requirements:
1. Must be graduated from an accredited college or university with at least 15 semester hours or the equivalent in the field for which he is requesting a license,2. Must have not less than two years college or university training with special training in the field for which he is requesting a license,3. Must be at least a high school graduate and have had, in addition, at least one year's experience with a licensed operator within the past two years,4. Holds a valid arborist certification issued by the International Society of Arboriculture, and5. If the applicant does not have a high school education or its equivalency, he must be able to furnish proof that he has at least two year's experience with a licensed operator within the past three years.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-11-502
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-1.