Tennessee § 11-5-101 - Division established — State geologist — Qualifications.
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§ 11-5-101. Division established — State geologist — Qualifications.
There shall be a division of the department of environment and conservation known as the division of geology, and a state geologist, who shall be a graduate of a recognized college and shall have had at least three (3) years' experience in practical geological work. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 37; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a89, 373a90; Code 1932, §§ 312, 622; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 56, 69; C. Supp. 1950, § 622; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 11-501. Cross-References. Powers of department of environment and conservation, §§ 4-3-503 , 4-3-504 , 4-3-505 . Records kept in department of environment and conservation, § 11-1-102 . Law Reviews. Tennessee and the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 551.
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