Ala. Code § 34-32-3: Construction of Chapter.

This chapter shall not be construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession. In particular, this chapter shall not be construed to affect or prevent individuals who are duly licensed by the State of Alabama Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and who are engaging in the practice of geotechnical engineering or soils engineering from conducting an engineering evaluation of the nature, physical properties, and engineering characteristics to determine the surficial and subsurface soil suitability for the environmental and structural support of constructed facilities or to evaluate surficial or subsurface soils which are to be used as a construction material.