(b) Anyone not charging a fee may be licensed within the first year after the effective date, August 12, 2005, if meeting the following:

1. (1) Is currently licensed as an agricultural consultant by the State Plant Board;
2. (2) Is certified under the Certified Crop Adviser program of the American Society of Agronomy;
3. (3) Is certified by the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants; or
4. (4) Has at least five (5) years of agricultural consultant experience verified by notarized letter from grower or growers/employer or employers.

(c) From two (2) to five (5) years after the effective date of this section, a resident or out-of-state individual may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person meets all three (3) of the following requirements:

1. (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. (2) Has three (3) years of qualifying experience in the field of crop management; and
3. (3) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by Certified Crop Advisers.

(d) Beyond the fifth year after the effective date of Acts 2005, No. 857, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if:

1. (1) The person has:

   1. (A) A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a board-approved, crop-related field and two (2) years’ experience working in the field of crop management; or
   2. (B) Seven (7) years of continuous experience working for a licensed agricultural consultant after the effective date of this section; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by Certified Crop Advisers.
   2. (B) Such exam is required for either subdivision (d)(1)(A) or (d)(1)(B).