Applications for registration shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, shall contain statements as to citizenship, residence, the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain the names of not less than five (5) persons, of whom three (3) or more shall be forestry school graduates, having personal or professional knowledge of the applicant's forestry experience. The forms shall also contain a code of ethics prepared and approved by the Department essentially conforming to the code of ethics of the Society of American Foresters. The registration fee for a certificate as a "licensed forester" shall be fixed by the Department but not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), one-half (1/2) of which fee shall accompany the application, the balance to be paid before issuance of the certificate. Should the applicant fail or refuse to remit the remaining balance within thirty (30) days after being notified by mail that the applicant has successfully qualified, the applicant shall forfeit the right to have a certificate issued and the applicant may be required to again submit an original application and pay an original fee therefor. Should the Department deny the issuance of a certificate of registration to any applicant, the fee deposited shall be retained by the Department as an application fee.

Added by Laws 1963, c. 92, § 13, emerg. eff. May 27, 1963. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 118, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 228, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.