Practice of geology means any service or creative work if the adequate performance of the service or work requires geologic education, training, and experience to include such services or creative work as geological consultation, investigation, planning, surveying, mapping, and inspection of geological work, and the responsible supervision thereof, the performance of which is related to public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, property, and the environment, and teaching, including research and service, of advanced geological subjects. A person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice geology if he or she: (1) Practices any branch of the profession of geology; (2) by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, or card or in any other way, represents himself or herself to be a professional geologist; (3) through the use of some other title, implies that he or she is licensed under the Geologists Regulation Act; or (4) holds himself or herself out as able to perform or does perform any geologic service or work recognized by the board as the practice of geology.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-3515

  • Board: means the Board of Geologists. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3504
  • Geologist: means a person who is qualified to practice geology by reason of special knowledge and use of the earth sciences and the principles of geology and geologic data collection and analysis acquired by geologic education and geologic experience as provided in section 81-3539. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3509
  • Geology: means the science which includes treatment of the earth and its origin and history, in general. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3510
  • Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Practice of geology: means any service or creative work if the adequate performance of the service or work requires geologic education, training, and experience to include such services or creative work as geological consultation, investigation, planning, surveying, mapping, and inspection of geological work, and the responsible supervision thereof, the performance of which is related to public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, property, and the environment, and teaching, including research and service, of advanced geological subjects. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3515