Tex. Occ. Code § 1052.151 · Subchapter D. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may not engage in the practice of landscape architecture unless the person:
(1) holds a certificate of registration under this chapter; or
(2) is authorized under Section 1052.003 to engage in the practice of landscape architecture without holding a certificate of registration.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a person may not represent the person to be a landscape architect or use the term "landscape architect," "landscape architectural," or "landscape architecture" or any similar term to describe the person's services unless the person holds a certificate of registration under this chapter.
(c) A business entity may engage in the practice of landscape architecture without holding a certificate of registration under this chapter if:
(1) the entity is authorized under Section 1052.003 to engage in the practice of landscape architecture without holding a certificate of registration; or
(2) any landscape architecture performed on behalf of the entity is performed by or under the supervision and control of a person who:
(A) holds a certificate of registration under this chapter; and
(B) is a regular, full-time employee of the entity.
(d) A business entity may use the term "landscape architect," "landscape architectural," or "landscape architecture" or any similar term to describe the entity or the services provided by the entity without holding a certificate of registration under this chapter if any practice of landscape architecture performed on behalf of the entity is performed by or under the supervision and control of a person who:
(1) holds a certificate of registration under this chapter; and
(2) is a regular, full-time employee of the entity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.057(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1360 (H.B. 2060), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.
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