SB482,1,5 1An Act to repeal 443.02 (5); to renumber and amend 443.01 (3r); to amend
266.1027 (2) (a), 443.02 (2), 443.02 (3), 443.10 (1) (d), 443.10 (2) (c), 443.11 (1)
3(intro.), 443.16, 443.18 (1) (a) and 443.18 (2) (a); and to create 443.01 (3r) (a)
4to (h) and 443.14 (15) of the statutes; relating to: requiring a license to engage
5in the practice of landscape architecture.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no person may use the title "landscape architect" unless he
or she holds a certificate of registration as a landscape architect issued by the
examining board of architects, landscape architects, professional engineers,
designers, and land surveyors (the board). In order to be granted a certificate of
registration as a landscape architect, a person must hold a bachelor's or a master's
degree in landscape architecture from a curriculum approved by the board and have
at least two years of practical experience in landscape architecture, or have a specific
record of at least seven years of training and experience in the practice of landscape
architecture including at least two years of courses in landscape architecture
approved by the board, and four years of practical experience in landscape
architecture. Further, the person must successfully complete an examination by the
board.
Under this bill, no person may practice landscape architecture unless he or she
is registered as a landscape architect by the board. The registration requirements
remain the same under the bill. The bill clarifies that landscape architecture does

not include professional services provided by a person who is an architect, engineer,
or land surveyor, if the person holds the credential required to engage in that
practice. The bill also contains exemptions from the registration requirements for
a number of persons, including: 1) a person doing work on property owned by the
person; 2) biologists, professional geologists, and professional soil scientists; and 3)
a person making plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of plants or
other site features, if the project scope does not adversely affect the public health,
safety, or welfare.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB482, s. 1 1Section 1. 66.1027 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,2,72 66.1027 (2) (a) Not later than January 1, 2001, the extension, in consultation
3with any other University of Wisconsin System institution or with a landscape
4architect, as that term is used in s. 443.02 (5) 443.02 (2), or with independent
5planners or any other consultant with expertise in traditional neighborhood
6planning and development, shall develop a model ordinance for a traditional
7neighborhood development and an ordinance for a conservation subdivision.
SB482, s. 2 8Section 2. 443.01 (3r) of the statutes is renumbered 443.01 (3r) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
SB482,3,310 443.01 (3r) (intro.) "Landscape architecture" means the performance of a
11professional service involving conceptual land planning and conceptual design for
12integrated land development based on the analysis of environmental characteristics,
13operational requirements, land use or commensurate land values. "Landscape
14architecture" includes the investigation, selection or allocation of land or water
15resources for appropriate uses; the formulation of graphic or written criteria for a
16land planning or land construction program; the preparation, review or analysis of
17a master plan for land use or development; the production of a graphic land area,
18grading, drainage, irrigation, planting or land construction plan; and the planning

1of a road, bridge or other structure with respect to the aesthetic requirements of the
2area on which it will be constructed., except that "landscape architecture" does not
3include any of the following:
SB482, s. 3 4Section 3. 443.01 (3r) (a) to (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB482,3,65 443.01 (3r) (a) Professional services performed by a registered architect or by
6a person who has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).
SB482,3,87 (b) Professional services performed by a professional engineer or by a person
8who has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).
SB482,3,109 (c) Professional services performed by a registered land surveyor or by a person
10who has in effect a permit under s. 443.06 (3).
SB482,3,1311 (d) The practice of planning as is customarily done by a regional, park, or urban
12planner, or by a person participating on a planning board or commission, within the
13scope of that practice.
SB482,3,1614 (e) The practice of a natural resource professional, including a biologist,
15professional geologist, as defined in s. 470.01 (5), or professional soil scientist, as
16defined in s. 470.01 (7).
SB482,3,1917 (f) The actions of a person who is under the supervision of a licensed landscape
18architect or an employee of a licensed landscape architect, unless the person assumes
19responsible charge, design, or supervision.
SB482,3,2320 (g) Work performed on property by a person who owns or has exclusive control
21over the property, or work performed by a person hired by a person who owns or has
22exclusive control of the property. This paragraph does not apply to property owned
23or controlled by the state or by a political subdivision.
SB482,4,224 (h) Making plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of plants or
25other site features, if the project scope does not adversely affect the public health,

1safety, or welfare, unless the plans or drawings are intended to provide construction
2details and specifications not otherwise exempted.
SB482, s. 4 3Section 4. 443.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,64 443.02 (2) No person may practice architecture, landscape architecture, or
5professional engineering in this state unless the person has been duly registered, is
6exempt under s. 443.14 or has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).
SB482, s. 5 7Section 5. 443.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,138 443.02 (3) No person may offer to practice architecture , landscape architecture,
9or professional engineering or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise
10assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression
11that he or she is an architect or professional engineer or advertise to furnish
12architectural, landscape architectural, or professional engineering services unless
13the person has been duly registered or has in effect a permit under s. 443.10 (1) (d).
SB482, s. 6 14Section 6. 443.02 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB482, s. 7 15Section 7. 443.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,2416 443.10 (1) (d) The examining board may, upon application and payment of the
17required fee, grant a permit to practice or to offer to practice architecture, landscape
18architecture,
or professional engineering or to use the title "landscape architect" to
19a person who is not a resident of and has no established place of business in this state,
20or who has recently become a resident of this state, if the person holds an unexpired
21certificate of similar registration issued to the person by the proper authority in any
22state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country in which the
23requirements for the registration of architects, landscape architects or professional
24engineers are of a standard not lower than specified in this chapter.
SB482, s. 8 25Section 8. 443.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.10 (2) (c) The examining board shall grant a certificate of registration upon
2payment of the registration fee to any applicant who, in the opinion of the examining
3board, has satisfactorily met all the applicable requirements of this chapter. The
4certificate shall authorize the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, or
5professional engineering or the use of the title "landscape architect", as appropriate.
SB482, s. 9 6Section 9. 443.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,107 443.11 (1) (intro.) The examining board may reprimand an architect,
8registered landscape architect, or professional engineer or limit, suspend, or revoke
9the certificate of registration of any registrant, and the certificate of record of any
10engineer-in-training, who is found guilty of:
SB482, s. 10 11Section 10. 443.14 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
SB482,5,1312 443.14 (15) A person employed by the federal government who is engaged in
13this state in the practice of landscape architecture for the federal government.
SB482, s. 11 14Section 11. 443.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,24 15443.16 Change of name. No person may practice architecture, landscape
16architecture,
or professional engineering in this state, and no person who is
17registered as a landscape architect under this chapter may practice landscape
18architecture in this state,
under any other given name or any other surname than
19that under which the person was originally licensed or registered to practice in this
20or any other state, in any instance in which the examining board, after a hearing,
21finds that practicing under the changed name operates to unfairly compete with
22another practitioner or to mislead the public as to identity or to otherwise result in
23detriment to the profession or the public. This section does not apply to a change of
24name resulting from marriage or divorce.
SB482, s. 12 25Section 12. 443.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1443.18 (1) Unauthorized practice; penalty. (a) Any person who practices or
2offers to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering
3in this state, or who uses the term "architect," "landscape architect," or "professional
4engineer" as part of the person's business name or title, except as provided in s.
5443.08 (6), or in any way represents himself or herself as an architect , landscape
6architect,
or a professional engineer unless the person is registered or exempted in
7accordance with this chapter, or unless the person is the holder of an unexpired
8permit issued under s. 443.10 (1) (d), or any individual who uses the title "landscape
9architect" in this state unless the person is registered or exempted in accordance with
10this chapter,
or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the
11certificate of registration of another, or any person who gives any false or forged
12evidence of any kind to the examining board or to any member of the examining board
13in obtaining a certificate of registration, or any person who falsely impersonates any
14other registrant of like or different name, or any person who attempts to use an
15expired or revoked certificate of registration, or violates any of the provisions of this
16section, may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not
17more than 3 months or both.
SB482, s. 13 18Section 13. 443.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,7,419 443.18 (2) Injunction. (a) If it appears upon complaint to the examining board
20by any person, or is known to the examining board that any person who is neither
21registered nor exempt under this chapter nor the holder of an unexpired permit
22under s. 443.10 (1) (d) is practicing or offering to practice, or is about to practice or
23to offer to practice, architecture, landscape architecture, or professional engineering
24in this state, or is using the title "landscape architect" in this state, the examining
25board or the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may

1investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring action in the name and
2on behalf of this state against any such person to enjoin the person from practicing
3or offering to practice architecture, landscape architecture, or professional
4engineering or from using the title "landscape architect".
SB482,7,55 (End)
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