33-41-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Board" means the Wyoming board of professional geologists within the department of administration and information;

(ii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.

(iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.

(iv) "Geologist" means a person who is a graduate of an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency, with a minimum of thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hours of course work in geology;

(v) "Geologist-in-training" means a geologist who is a candidate for licensure who meets all other requirements for licensure as stated in this act except length of experience;

(vi) "Geology" means the science which treats of the earth in general, the earth's processes and its history, investigation of the earth's crust and the rocks and other materials which compose it, and the applied science of utilizing knowledge of the earth's history, processes, constituent rocks, minerals, liquids, gases and other materials for the use of mankind;

(vii) "Practice of geology" means the performance of geological services or work such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, preparation of geologic reports and maps and inspection of geological work;

(viii) "Practice of geology before the public" means the performance of geological services or work including consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, preparation of geologic reports and maps, the inspection of geological work and the responsible supervision of geological services or work, the performance of which is relevant to public welfare or the safeguard of life, health, property and the environment, unless exempt under this act. "Practice of geology before the public" does not include cutting descriptions for water wells, descriptive logs for drill holes for mineral exploration, lithologic descriptions and stratigraphic picks for oil and gas well logs, geologic information contained within notices and other routine forms required by state and federal agencies, geologic reports and other documents not available for dissemination outside of the entity preparing the reports or documents, nor any technical papers or reports prepared specifically for publication by the state or federal geological survey or by other geological, scientific or trade organizations;

(ix) "Professional geologist" means a geologist who has met the academic and experience qualifications established by the board and has been licensed by the board;

(x) "Qualified geologist" means an individual who is not licensed under this act but who possesses all the qualifications for licensure specified in this act;

(xi) "Responsible charge" means the independent control and direction by use of initiative, skill and independent judgment of geological work or the supervision of the work;

(xii) "Subdiscipline of geology" means the recognized practice of geology, including but not limited to environmental geology, petroleum geology, engineering geology, geophysics, geochemistry and hydrogeology;

(xiii) "Subordinate" means any individual who practices geology or assists a professional geologist in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge for the work;

(xiv) "This act" means W.S. 33-41-101 through 33-41-121.