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17-36-102. Definitions.
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17-36-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter and in § 17-15-201 et seq.:
(1)(A) “Landscape architecture” means:
(i) Any service or other work, the adequate performance of which requires landscape architectural education, training, and experience;
(ii) The performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, associated planning, design, preparation of drawings, specifications, and contract documents, and responsible supervision or construction management in connection with the development of land areas or water features where, and to the extent that, the dominant purpose of such services is landscape development, preservation, and enhancement, or determination of land uses, natural land features, and functional and aesthetic values;
(iii) The determination, location, and construction of aesthetically pleasing and functional approaches and settings for features in the landscape, plantings, landscape irrigation, landscape lighting layout, landscape grading, and landscape drainage;
(iv) Environmental planning; and
(v) The design of tangible objects and features necessary to the purpose outlined herein.
(B) “Landscape architecture” does not include the design of buildings, structures, or facilities ordinarily included in the practice of architecture or engineering; and
(2) “Landscape designer” means a person who makes plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of plants when the execution of such plans or drawings does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) The title “landscape architect” shall be used by and shall apply only to a person who is licensed under the authority of this chapter.
(c) This chapter shall not be construed to:
(1) Implicitly amend the definition of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-36-102
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17-36-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter and in § 17-15-201 et seq.:
(1)(A) “Landscape architecture” means:
(i) Any service or other work, the adequate performance of which requires landscape architectural education, training, and experience;
(ii) The performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, associated planning, design, preparation of drawings, specifications, and contract documents, and responsible supervision or construction management in connection with the development of land areas or water features where, and to the extent that, the dominant purpose of such services is landscape development, preservation, and enhancement, or determination of land uses, natural land features, and functional and aesthetic values;
(iii) The determination, location, and construction of aesthetically pleasing and functional approaches and settings for features in the landscape, plantings, landscape irrigation, landscape lighting layout, landscape grading, and landscape drainage;
(iv) Environmental planning; and
(v) The design of tangible objects and features necessary to the purpose outlined herein.
(B) “Landscape architecture” does not include the design of buildings, structures, or facilities ordinarily included in the practice of architecture or engineering; and
(2) “Landscape designer” means a person who makes plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of plants when the execution of such plans or drawings does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) The title “landscape architect” shall be used by and shall apply only to a person who is licensed under the authority of this chapter.
(c) This chapter shall not be construed to:
(1) Implicitly amend the definition of “practice of engineering” in § 17-30-101 or otherwise limit the scope of the practice of engineering by engineers registered with the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors; or
(2) Implicitly amend the definition of “practice of architecture” in § 17-15-102 or otherwise limit the scope of the practice of architecture by architects registered and licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers.
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17-15-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Architect” means a person who is technically and legally qualified to practice architecture;
(2) “Direct supervision” means that degree of supervision by a person overseeing the work of another whereby the supervisor has both control over and detailed professional knowledge of the work prepared under his or her supervision;
(3) [Repealed.]
(4)(A)(i) “Practice of architecture” means the provision of, or offering to provide, services in connection with the design and construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or group of buildings, and the space within and surrounding such buildings, which is designed for human occupancy or habitation.
(ii) The services include:
(a) Planning;
(b) Providing preliminary studies, designs, drawings, specifications, and other technical submissions; and
(c) Administration of construction contracts.
(B) “Practice of architecture” does not include the practice of engineering as defined in the Arkansas Engineering Act, § 17-30-101 et seq., or the practice of contracting as defined in the Contractors Licensing Law, § 17-25-101 et seq., but a registered architect may perform such engineering work as is incidental to the practice of architecture, and an engineer may practice such architectural work as is incidental to the practice of engineering.
(C) The provisions of this chapter affirm the legal authority of an engineer licensed under the Arkansas Engineering Act, § 17-30-101 et seq., to provide consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and design of buildings intended for the accommodation of equipment, vehicles, goods, or processes or other utilitarian function, with human occupancy including office space as requi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-15-102
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17-15-201. Members.
(a)(1) The Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers shall consist of nine (9) members, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for terms of five (5) years, or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
(2) The Governor shall consult professional societies and associations representing the three (3) design professions before making an appointment under this section.
(b)(1) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.
(2) Five (5) members shall be architects of recognized standing who have been engaged in the independent practice of architecture for at least ten (10) years before appointment.
(3)(A) Two (2) members shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture.
(B) The two (2) members shall represent consumers, and both shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(C) The two (2) positions may not be held by the same person. Both shall be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.
(4) One (1) member shall be a landscape architect licensed by the board under § 17-36-301 et seq.
(5) One (1) member shall be a registered interior designer registered by the board under § 17-35-301 et seq.
(c) Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of his or her appointment from the Governor and before beginning his or her term of office shall file with the Secretary of State his or her written oath for the faithful discharge of his or her duties.
(d)(1) By due process of law, the Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or for
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-15-201
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17-30-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Consulting engineer” means a professional engineer whose principal occupation is the independent practice of engineering, whose livelihood is obtained by offering engineering services to the public, who serves clients as an independent fiduciary, who is devoid of public, commercial, and product affiliation that might tend to infer a conflict of interest, and who is aware of his or her public and legal responsibilities and is capable of discharging them;
(2) “Engineer-intern” means a person who under this chapter has:
(A) Qualified for an examination authorized by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors in fundamental engineering subjects; and
(B) Passed the examination;
(3)(A) “Firm” means a form of business entity that offers professional engineering services of its licensed personnel to the public.
(B) “Firm” does not include an individual licensee operating under his or her name;
(4)(A) “Practice of engineering” means a service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge in the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to services or creative work such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and design of engineering works and systems relating to the use of air, land, water, municipal and regional planning, forensic services, engineering teaching of advanced engineering subjects or related courses, engineering surveys, and the inspection of construction to assure compliance with drawings and specifications that are related to public or private service or work, concerning any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, proc
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-30-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-30-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.