N.J. Admin. Code § 7:3A-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:3A-3.2 - Licensed tree expert examination application

(a) To apply for licensure as a licensed tree expert, an individual shall complete an application form, available on the Board's website at www.njtreeexperts.org, and submit the application to the Board together with:

1. Documentation showing that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;

2. Three letters of reference from professionals in the field of arboriculture or in a closely related field, who have first-hand knowledge of the candidate's work and moral character, including, but not limited to, the candidate's adherence to the canons of professional ethics and standards of conduct set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:3A-8.2(a), by which the Board will determine whether a candidate meets the requirement of good moral character;

3. Documentation that the applicant has satisfied the following education and/or experience requirements:

i. A degree from a four-year college in forestry, arboriculture, ornamental horticulture, botany, nursery production, plant biology, plant physiology, ecology, horticulture, environmental planning and design, landscape architecture, natural resources, or an alternative curriculum together with a request that the Board find the alternative curriculum sufficient to satisfy the educational requirement;

ii. Two years of college with passing grades in at least three college courses related to arboriculture, such as botany, soils, plant science, plant biology, plant pathology, plant physiology, entomology, forestry, natural resources, ecology, horticulture, plant propagation, landscape construction or dendrology, and evidence of continuous employment in the practice of arboriculture for at least three years preceding the date of application; or

iii. Continuous employment in the practice of arboriculture for five years immediately preceding the date of application for licensure; and

4. Payment of the license application fee.

(b) To qualify to take the licensure examination on any scheduled examination date, the applicant shall submit a completed application, together with the other accompanying items required pursuant to (a) above, at least 90 days prior to the examination date.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:3A-3.2

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 743(a), effective 4/17/2017