N.Y. Education Law § 7204-a: Definition of the profession of geology

§ 7204-a. Definition of the profession of geology. The practice of the

profession of geology is defined as performing professional service such

as researching, investigating, consulting and geological mapping,

describing the natural processes that act upon the earth's materials,

predicting the probable occurrence of natural resources, predicting and

locating natural or human-induced phenomena which may be useful or

hazardous to humankind and recognizing, determining and evaluating

geological factors, and the inspection and performance of geological

work and the responsible supervision thereof in furtherance of the

health, safety and welfare of the public; provided, however, that

geological mapping shall not include the practice of land surveying as

defined in section seventy-two hundred three of this article.