Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 76 > Subchapter 3 - Licensing Qualifications

• Board: means the Board of Licensure of Foresters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Forester: means a person licensed under this chapter to practice forestry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Forestry: means services relating to forestry requiring the application of forestry principles and techniques. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Intern forester: means a person licensed under this chapter to practice forestry under the sponsorship of a forester. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Sponsor: means a forester who is responsible for overseeing the activities of an intern forester. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Supervisor: means a forester who is responsible for the activities of an unlicensed person providing services under the direction of the forester. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5501
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72