Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-07 - Forestry
Chapter 0080-07-07 - Native Species Lumber
Section 0080-07-07-.03 - CERTIFICATION

(1) Certification is open to sawmill owners or their employees. Only those completing the one-day training course and passing the skills test will be certified.

(2) Training courses will be held biannually in each of the three grand divisions of Tennessee, unless demand is so low that no courses are held. If no courses are offered locally in the upcoming 6 months, an individual can request a training course or skills test.

(3) The day-long training will conclude with a skills test. Failure to pass the skills test with a score less than 75% will require retaking the skills test at a future training session.

(4) Passing the skills test enables participants to sell graded lumber.

(5) Certification is valid for two years. Recertification requires passing the skills test at one of the training sessions.