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PAGE 16 NCEES Model Law CHAPTER II. LICENSURE OF LAND SURVEYORS AN ACT To regulate the practice of land surveying; provide for the licensure of qualified persons as professional land surveyors and the certification of land surveyor interns; define the terms Professional Land Surveyor, Professional Land Surveyor, Retired, Land Surveyor Intern, and Practice of Land Surveying; create a board of licensure for professional land surveyors and provide for the appointment and compensation of its members; fix the term of members of the board and define its powers and duties; set forth the minimum qualifications and other requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor and certification as a land surveyor intern; establish licensure fees with expiration and renewal requirements; impose certain duties upon the jurisdiction and political subdivisions thereof in connection with public work; and provide for the enforcement of this act and penalties for its violation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Jurisdiction of . . . as follows: SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of land surveying in this jurisdiction is hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice, or offer to practice, land surveying in this jurisdiction, as defined in the provisions of this Act, or to use in connection with their name or otherwise assume, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that they are a licensed land surveyor, unless such person has been duly licensed or exempted under the provisions of this Act. The practice of land surveying shall be deemed a privilege granted by the jurisdiction through the licensure board based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by their certificate of licensure, which shall not be transferable. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS (a) Professional La