(a)
- (1) Except as set out in subsection (d) of this section, every registered forester shall complete eight (8) hours of approved continuing forestry education during each calendar year.
- (2) Of those eight (8) hours, at least one (1) hour shall be in ethics that has bearing or relationship to forestry.
- (b) A registered forester may carry over to the next calendar year up to two (2) hours of continuing forestry education.
(c) The continuing education requirement must be met through courses that have been approved by the:
- (1) Society of American Foresters; or
- (2) Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters.
(d) Waiver of continuing education requirement.
- (1) For the causes set out in Arkansas Code § 17-31-307(d), the Executive Director may waive the continuing education requirement.
- (2) The Executive Director’s waiver must be ratified by the board.