Terms Used In Iowa Code 544B.2

  • Board: means the landscape architectural examining board established pursuant to section 544B. See Iowa Code 544B.1
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Practice of landscape architecture: means the performance of professional services such as consultations, investigations, reconnaissance, research, planning, design, or responsible supervision in connection with projects involving the arranging of land and the elements thereon for public and private use and enjoyment, including the alignment of roadways and the location of buildings, service areas, parking areas, walkways, steps, ramps, pools and other structures, and the grading of the land, surface and subsoil drainage, erosion control, planting, reforestation, and the preservation of the natural landscape and aesthetic values, in accordance with accepted professional standards of public health, welfare, and safety. See Iowa Code 544B.1
  • Professional landscape architect: means a person who has obtained a license pursuant to section 544B. See Iowa Code 544B.1
 A person shall not engage in the practice of landscape architecture, or use the title “landscape architect”, “professional landscape architect”, “landscape architecture designer”, or use other titles or words, letters, figures, signs, cards, advertisements, symbols, or other devices to represent that the person or a business associated with the person is authorized to practice landscape architecture, without first obtaining a license as a professional landscape architect from the board pursuant to this chapter. Every holder of a license as a professional landscape architect shall display it in a conspicuous place in the holder’s principal office.