{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89b-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89B-1","heading":"General provisions.","body":"(a)\tNo person shall use the designation \"forester\", \"registered forester\", or any other descriptive terms that include the words \"forester\" or \"registered forester\" and that directly convey that the person is a forester without first having been registered under this Chapter.\n(b)\tThis Chapter benefits and protects the public by improving the standards for the practice of professional forestry in North Carolina. (1975, c. 531, s. 1; 1998-157, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 89B. Foresters."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_89B/GS_89B-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:17Z","sha256":"9fe6c47fd0cda0195c504d99d8411786c739ca10de265a9091b6d260b4e2d090","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89a-8","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-89b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}