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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person may not engage in the practice of landscape architecture unless the person holds a certificate of registration under this chapter or the person:
(1) holds a license or permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, if that license or permit authorizes the person to engage in the business of selling nursery stock in this state;
(2) is a building designer;
(3) is a landscape contractor;
(4) is a landscape designer;
(5) is a golf course designer or planner involved in services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and supervision, if the dominant purpose of the service is golf course design or planning;
(6) makes a plan, drawing, or specification for personal use, if the plan, drawing, or specification is for property that is owned by that person;
(7) makes a plan, drawing, or specification for a single-family residence;
(8) makes a plan, drawing, or specification for a multifamily residential project that is not an assisted living facility as defined by Section 247.002, Health and Safety Code;
(9) makes a plan, drawing, or specification for residential housing owned and operated by an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(10) is engaged in the location, arrangement, and design of any tangible objects and features that are incidental and necessary to landscape development, preservation, and aesthetic and functional enhancement, if that engagement is for:
(A) the design of structures or facilities with separate and self-contained purposes that are ordinarily included in the practice of engineering or architecture; or
(B) the making of land surveys for official approval or recording;
(11) is licensed in this state to practice:
(A) architecture;
(B) engineering; or
(C) land surveying;
(12) is primarily engaged in the business of park and recreation planning and involved in services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and supervision, if the dominant purpose of those services is park and recreation design and planning;
(13) is primarily engaged in maintaining an existing landscape;
(14) makes a plan, drawing, or specification for property primarily used for farm, ranch, agriculture, wildlife management, or habitat restoration purposes; or
(15) is a volunteer acting under the direction of a governmental entity for a public purpose.
(b) A person described by Subsection (a) may not use the term “landscape architect,” “landscape architectural,” or “landscape architecture,” or any similar term, to describe the person or the services the person provides unless the person holds a certificate of registration under this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1052.003. Practice of Landscape Architecture - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-1052-003/
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