1. (a) All fees required by provisions of the Code and rules of the Board shall be transmitted by money order, bank draft, credit card, or check and shall be made payable to Professional Foresters Registration.
2. (b) The following schedule of fees is hereby adopted pursuant to section 782 of the Code.

3. (1) Application for Registration and License as a Professional Forester

   $200

4. (2) Annual Rate for License as a Professional Forester

   210

5. (3) Application for Exam for Specialty Certificate

   200

6. (4) Annual rate for Specialty Certificate

   100

7. (5) Duplicate License or Specialty Certificate

   25

8. (6) Renewal of License as a Professional Forester

   420

9. (7) Renewal of Specialty Certificate

   200

10. (8) Penalty fee for failure to apply for renewal as a Licensee or for a specialty certificate is $25 for each full month of delinquency not to exceed $150.00 total penalty fee

    25

11. (9) Reinstatement Application following Withdrawal

    50

12. (10) Renewal of License for Professional Foresters with 30 or more years of registration as a Professional Forester

    320

13. (c) The renewal fee for registration and/or certification as a forestry specialist shall be waived when a license or certificate is issued less than ninety (90) days before the date on which it will expire.
14. (d) Application fees for registration, certification as a forestry specialist, or reinstatement following withdrawal, shall be retained by the Board regardless of the disposition of the application.
15. (e) The Professional Foresters Examining Committee shall review, at least once every five years, the availability of funds necessary to administer this Chapter (Chapter 10 of Division 1.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations) and recommend any fee changes necessary for continued administration.

Note: Authority cited: Section 759, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 767 and 782, Public Resources Code.

History

1. Repealer of former section 1605, and renumbering and amendment of former section 1608 to section 1605 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 41).

2. Amendment of subsections (b)(2) and (b)(6) filed 5-23-88; operative 6-22-88 (Register 88, No. 22).

3. Amendment of subsection (b)(2) filed 3-28-90; operative 4-27-90 (Register 90, No. 14).

4. Amendment of subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) filed 8-3-92; operative 9-2-92 (Register 92, No. 32).

5. Amendment of subsection (b)(8) filed 1-28-93; operative 3-1-93 (Register 93, No. 5).

6. Amendment of subsections (b)(2), (b)(4) and (b)(6)-(8) filed 10-21-96; operative 11-20-96 (Register 96, No. 43).

7. Amendment of subsections (a), (b)(2), (b)(4)-(7) and (b)(9) and new subsections (b)(10) and (e) filed 2-26-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 9).

8. Amendment of subsections (b)(2), (b)(4), (b)(6)-(7) and (b)(10) filed 2-20-2025; operative 4-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 8).