Upon the issuance of a license, each soil scientist shall obtain from the Secretary-Treasurer a seal bearing the licensee’s name and the legend “Licensed Soil Scientist – State of North Carolina”. The Board shall ensure that the design of the seal is easily distinguished from other professional seals. All drawings, reports, or other soil science papers or documents involving the practice of soil science that are prepared or approved by a licensed soil scientist or a subordinate under his or her direction shall be signed by the soil scientist and impressed with the seal. The impression of the seal indicates his or her responsibility for the practice of soil science. (1995, c. 414, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 89F-14

  • Board: means the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • License: means a certificate issued by the Board to an individual who meets the requirements established for a licensed soil scientist by this Chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • Licensed soil scientist: means a person who is licensed as a soil scientist under this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • Practice of soil science: includes , but is not limited to, investigating and evaluating the interaction between water, soil, nutrients, plants, and other living organisms that are used to prepare soil scientists' reports for: subsurface ground absorption systems, including infiltration galleries; land application of residuals such as sludge, septage, and other wastes; spray irrigation of wastewater; soil remediation at conventional rates; land application of agricultural products; processing residues, bioremediation, and volatilization; soil erodibility and sedimentation; and identification of hydric soil and redoximorphic features. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Soil: includes the solid materials, waters, gases, and other biological, chemical, and contaminant materials in the soil environment. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • Soil science: includes the following tasks: soil characterization, classification, and mapping, and the physical, chemical, hydrologic, mineralogical, biological, and microbiological analysis of soil per se, and to its assessment, analysis, modeling, testing, evaluation, and use for the benefit of mankind when specifically required to complete the investigation and evaluation of interactions between water, soil, nutrients, plants, and other living organisms described in subdivision (5) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • Soil scientist: means a person who practices soil science. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Subordinate: means any person who assists a licensed soil scientist in the practice of soil science without assuming the responsible charge of work. See North Carolina General Statutes 89F-3