43-23-17. Exceptions to operation of chapter; restricted use of term.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to:#

1. (1)

   A contractor engaging in the business of or acting in the capacity of a contractor or landscape contractor in this state, provided that he or she is the prime contractor for the installation of his or her design. A contractor or landscape contractor may not perform design services without also performing the installation of said design;#

2. (2)

   Any person whose services are offered solely as a gardener or nurseryman;#

3. (3)

   Any person qualified by training or experience or by both training and experience whose services are offered solely as a municipal, regional, or urban planner; or#

4. (4)

   Any person employed by a state agency, county, or municipality who engages in the business of or acts in the capacity of a landscape architect, insofar as such acts are performed in the course of employment with the respective governmental entity on lands owned by the jurisdiction by which employed.#

None of the persons mentioned in subsection (a) of this Code section shall use the title “landscape architect” without complying with this chapter.#