N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 302.02

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Soil 302.02 - Experience Requirements

Experience in the practice of soil science shall be determined pursuant to RSA 310-A:84 as follows:

(a) A minimum one year of the experience required pursuant to RSA 310-A:84shall be actual field soil mapping;

(b) Teaching soil science courses or performing research in soil science or agronomy curriculum shall be considered the practice of soil science. Such teaching or research shall not be considered actual field soil mapping experience;

(c) Educational courses shall not be considered actual field mappingexperience;

(d) Each advanced degree in a related field shall be counted as one year of experience with one year awarded for a Master's degree and 2 years awarded for a Ph.D. in a related field including geology and any other field in which the principles of soil science are applied. Advanced degrees shall not be considered actual field soil mapping experience;

(e) Employment by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or other governmental agency as a soil scientist and active engagement in the practice of soil science as defined under RSA 310-A:76, IV, shall be considered experience pursuant to RSA 310-A:84. Each year of such employment shall be considered one year of experience;

(f) If experience is claimed under Soil 302.02(e), the applicant shall provide an affidavit stating:

(1) The dates of employment;

(2) The number of total acres soil mapped during such employment;

(3) The county and state locations of soil mapping; and

(4) The standards by which soil mapping was conducted.

(g) Actual field soil mapping experience shall be the practice of soil science as defined under RSA 310-A:76, IV.

(h) Soil maps prepared during the practice of soil science shall meet:

(1) The standards of the National Cooperative Soil Survey as follows:

a.Soil Taxonomy, A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys, second edition, published 1999;

b.Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Eleventh Edition published, 2010;

c.Official series descriptions, Soil Survey Staff Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Official Soil Series Descriptions, published, February 10, 2008;

d.The Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, Version 2.0, published September 2002;

e.Soil survey manual, Soil Survey Division Staff U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 18, published 1993; and

f.NH Statewide Numerical Soil Legend, issue #9, dated April 2010; or

(2) The standards of Special Publication No.1 of the Society of Soil Scientists of Northern New England, High Intensity Soil Maps for New Hampshire published April 2008; or

(3) The standards of Special Publication No. 3 of the Society of the Soil Scientists of Northern New England, Site-Specific Soil Mapping Standards for New Hampshire and Vermont, published December 2006.

(i) Training as an apprentice soil scientist, where the apprentice is practicing soil science as defined under RSA 310-A:76, IV, shall be considered experience;

(j) Six or more soil maps shall be prepared to the standards under Soil 302.02(h), all maps shall be submitted with a copy of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) mapping with site located and owner's name and address. The map shall include the name of the person who prepared the map, the supervisor's name, and date the map was prepared;

(k) The board shall request additional maps if the maps are incomplete or unclear or do not meet the standards ofSoil302.02(h); and

(l) The board shall conduct field reviews of any of the supplied maps when it deems it necessary to clarify the applicant's experience upon permission of current landowner.

N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 302.02

#4676, eff 9-20-89, EXPIRED: 9-20-95

New. #6232, eff 4-26-96; ss by #8008, eff 12-18-03; ss by #9886-A, eff 3-11-11