Section 33Sec./Art. 33

Positions in Government and Private Firms and Establishments with Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Functions. Only registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers with valid PRC license shall be appointed or designated to all positions in government and private firms and establishments with agricultural and biosystems engineering functions and responsibilities, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) All levels of engineer positions in the Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural and Fishery Engineering and Forest Engineering Bureau/Division/Section/Unit of the Department of Agriculture (DA), LGUs, and in the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other concerned government entities whose duties, functions and responsibilities constitute the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering pursuant to Section 5 of this Act;

(b) All levels of instructor/professor positions in public and private schools, colleges and universities whose main duties and functions involve the teaching of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering subjects for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Degree, Agriculture/Agribusiness Degree, Fisheries Degree and other related curriculum or degrees;

(c) All levels of science research specialist/assistant positions in government and private institutions whose main duties and functions involve research and development and training and extension on agricultural and biosystems engineering;

(d) Head or assistant head, director or manager and other executive positions of agricultural or agricultural and biosystems or agricultural and fisheries engineering or aquaculture engineering or forest engineering group, unit, section, division, bureau, department, center and branch in all national government departments or agencies, government-owned and -controlled corporations, LGUs and colleges and universities, private offices, firms and establishments;

(e) Head or assistant head, director or manager and other executive positions of a group, unit, section, division, bureau, department, center or branch of any of the specialized areas of agricultural and biosystems engineering in government and private firms, offices and establishments;

(f) All levels of planning officer, project evaluation officer, project development officer, development management officer, environmental management specialist and technical audit specialist positions in government and private firms and offices that deal with, or undertake any of the specialized areas of agricultural and biosystems engineering or its main functions and responsibilities which involve the planning, project development, evaluation, inspection, monitoring and technical audit of agricultural and biosystems infrastructure, facilities, machineries and processes and other agricultural and bioystems engineering facilities; and

(g) All professional and sub-professional positions either supervisory or non-supervisory and career executive positions in government, and all other positions in private firms, establishments and enterprises whose duties, functions and responsibilities mainly constitute the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering.

Moreover, registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers may also qualify for appointment in all positions in government and private firms and establishments whose duties and functions partly constitute the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering. This include, among others, Provincial/City/Municipal Engineer, Agriculturist, Building Official, Environment and Natural Resources Officer, and Planning and Development Officer of the LGUs, subject to the candidates compliance with the rest of the requirements imposed by the law or issuance creating the said positions.