Section 26Sec./Art. 26

Scope of Practice of Agriculture. - The agriculture profession involves services consisting of crop, livestock, and poultry production, processing, and distribution in both urban and rural areas that include the following:

(a) Soil, crop, and animal health management;

(b) Consultation, evaluation, investigation, and management services requiring the application of knowledge in agriculture and its components;

(c) Preparation of plans, specifications, project feasibility studies and estimates, and other management services in the establishment and production of crops, raising of livestock and poultry, landscape horticulture, and marketing of agriculture products;

(d) Research projects and studies in soil resources management, crop improvement, crop production, breeding of livestock and poultry, and animal and plant pest and disease management;

(e) Training and extension work in agricultural crop production, poultry, and livestock raising;

(f) Management and and marketing services related to agriculture as a business or industry;

(g) Teaching agriculture subjects in schools, colleges, and universities established or recognized by the government; and

(h) Employment in the private and government sectors where such employment requires the knowledge and expertise of a registered agriculturist.

A person shall be considered in the practice of agriculture if the nature and character of the work or employment requires professional knowledge in agriculture as defined in Section 4(b), Article I of this Act, a person is also deemed to be in the practice of the agriculture profession if such person teaches any agriculture professional subject in a university, college, or school or engages in research in any agriculture-related research or extension.

The foregoing list notwithstanding, other activities, which now or hereafter may require the application of knowledge, skills, training, and expertise in agriculture as may be determined by the Board, shall be deemed to be within the scope of the practice of agriculture and governed by the provisions of this Act.