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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 626 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 499; in 2002, chapter 784<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 309<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 777<\/a> and 859<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76379,"section_number":"54.1-400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72090,"identifier":"54.1-2201","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2201","url":"\/54.1-2201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2201\/","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The certification program for wetland delineation<\/span> set forth in this chapter shall be voluntary and shall not be construed to prohibit: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The practice of wetland delineation<\/span> by individuals who are not certified professional wetland delineators as defined in this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified professional wetland delineator or of an individual who is practicing wetland delineation without being certified; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The work of any professional engineer, landscape architect, or land surveyor as defined by § 54.1-400<\/a> in rendering any of the services that constitute the practice of wetland delineation<\/span> or the practice of soil evaluation<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by another regulatory board<\/span> within the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The licensing program for professional soil scientists<\/span> shall not be construed to prohibit: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The work of an employee or a subordinate of a licensed soil scientist<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The work of any professional engineer, landscape architect, or land surveyor as defined in § 54.1-400<\/a> in rendering any services that constitute the practice of soil evaluation<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by another regulatory board<\/span> within the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall authorize an individual to engage in the practice of engineering, the practice of land surveying or the practice of landscape architecture, unless such individual is licensed or certified pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2201)\n\nA. The certification program for wetland delineation set forth in this chapter\nshall be voluntary and shall not be construed to prohibit:\n\n 1. The practice of wetland delineation by individuals who are not certified\n professional wetland delineators as defined in this chapter;\n\n 2. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a certified professional\n wetland delineator or of an individual who is practicing wetland delineation\n without being certified;\n\n 3. The work of any professional engineer, landscape architect, or land\n surveyor as defined by § 54.1-400 in rendering any of the services that\n constitute the practice of wetland delineation or the practice of soil\n evaluation; or\n\n 4. The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by another\n regulatory board within the Department.\n\nB. The licensing program for professional soil scientists shall not be construed\nto prohibit:\n\n 1. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a licensed soil scientist;\n\n 2. The work of any professional engineer, landscape architect, or land\n surveyor as defined in § 54.1-400 in rendering any services that\n constitute the practice of soil evaluation; or\n\n 3. The practice of any profession or occupation that is regulated by another\n regulatory board within the Department.\n\nC. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize an individual to engage in the\npractice of engineering, the practice of land surveying or the practice of\nlandscape architecture, unless such individual is licensed or certified pursuant\nto Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 626, \u00a7 54-970; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499; 2002, c. 784;\n2009, c. 309; 2011, cc. 777, 859.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}