A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend certain provisions under the laws pertaining to landscape contractors.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 89D‑1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89D‑1.  Certificate required.
(a)	On and after December 1, 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or corporation in this State to use the title "landscape contractor," or to advertise as such without first obtaining a certificate issued by the North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Registration Board under provisions of this Chapter.
(b)	In each separate place of business operated by a person, partnership, association, or corporation advertising or presenting the person, partnership, association, or corporation to the public as a North Carolina registered landscape contractor or contracting business, there shall be at least one landscape contractor registered pursuant to this Chapter on duty during all hours of business of such person, partnership, association, or corporation. The current registration certificate of the registered landscape contractor shall be prominently displayed at the business so as to be visible for inspection by the Board."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 89D‑10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89D‑10.  Injunctions for violation of Chapter.
(a)	The Board shall have authority to petition for, and the superior courts of the State shall have authority to issue, temporary restraining orders, and preliminary and permanent injunctions for violations of this Chapter.
(b)	Any violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a Class 2 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the guilty party shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each separate offense."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.