Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 30 - Professions and Occupations
Part 1001 - Rules and Regulations of the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters
Chapter 1 - Organization, purpose, and operation of the Board
Rule 30-1001-1.1 - Composition of the Board

The Mississippi State Board of Registration for Foresters (hereinafter "the Board") is an agency of the State of Mississippi, composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Mississippi Senate. Serving five (5) year terms, each registered forester, as defined by Miss. Code Ann. § 73-36-11 and having a minimum of three (3) years' experience in such field, is appointed to the Board from each of the six (6) forestry commission districts, while one registered forester, having a minimum of three (3) years' experience, is appointed as an at-large member of the Board. The State Forester serves as an ex officio member.

The Board was created to benefit and protect the public and the forest resources of the State by regulating the practice of forestry and, unless otherwise exempted by Miss. Code Ann. §§76-36-5 and 73-36-7, requiring persons practicing or offering to practice forestry be lawfully registered to do so.

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-36-9 and 73-36-19(1)(a)