Section 17-13-107 - Requirements for licensing

(a)(1) No person may provide agricultural consulting for a fee that is directly tied to and identifiable with agricultural consulting without a license issued by the State Plant Board under this chapter.(2) A person who provides agricultural consulting without charging a fee may be licensed under this chapter if the person meets the requirements of this chapter.(b) Within the first year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person: (1) Is currently licensed as an agricultural consultant by the board;(2) Is certified under the Certified Crop Advisors Program of the American Society of Agronomy;(3) Is certified by the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants; or(4) Has at least five (5) years of agricultural consultant-related experience.(c) From two (2) to five (5) years after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person:(1) Has completed two (2) full years of training at a college or university acceptable to the board, with at least nine (9) semester hours of credit or their equivalent in appropriate agricultural disciplines;(2) Has three (3) years of experience in the field of crop

versity acceptable to the board, with at least nine (9) semester hours of credit or their equivalent in appropriate agricultural disciplines;(2) Has three (3) years of experience in the field of crop management; and(3) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors.(d) Beyond the fifth year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if: (1) The person has: (A) A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a board-approved crop related field and two (2) years of experience working in the field of crop management; or(B) Seven (7) years of continuous experience working for a licensed agricultural consultant after August 12, 2005; and(2) The person passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors.Acts 1987, No. 609, § 5; 2005, No. 857, § 5.