Chapter 1 Laws Rules and Business
Practices for the OLCB with correct
answers 2025
What work requires a license
*Prepare property and plan or install lawns, shrubs, vines trees or nursery.
*Install, maint
ain or repair ornamental water features and landscape drainage systems
*Maintain irrigation system with the use of compressed air
*Install, design, plan or repair fences, decks, arbors patios, landscape edging, driveways,
walkways, or retaining walls
*install low voltage lighting
*Install irrigation backflow devices
Which licenses are required to bid, advertise for or perform landscaping work in Oregon?
* The landscape construction professional (LCP) license
* The business entity license ( LCB ) That carries the bonding , insurance and worker
compensation
A person that supervises all landscaping work performed by unlicensed employees of a
landscape contracting business requires a
LCP license: Landscape Construction profession license
The requirements of a landscape contracting business license are:
*Business carries a surety bond, liability insurance, workers compensation and enters into
contract with the consumer.
* The landscape contracting business must either be owned by or must employ a licensed LCP.
Exceptions to the exam qualification requirements are:
Probationary All Phase License
This license does not require any qualifications, but you must pass all sections of the exam
within 12 months from the first test date (see below for restrictions for this license).
Modified License
, This license only requires one year of landscape relate experience (see below for restrictions for
this license).
What are the several phases of licenses:
• All Phases plus Backflow: All landscaping work
• Standard License: All landscaping work excluding irrigation and backflow
• Irrigation Only plus Backflow: Irrigation and backflow only
• Planting Only: planting only
• Planting and Irrigation Only plus Backflow: Planting and irrigation and backflow
• Modified - see description below
• Probationary All Phase plus Backflow: see description below
Requirements of a modified license:
• One-year landscape related experience within the last ten (10) years
• Pass the Laws, Rules and Business Practice section of the exam
• No piercing of the dwelling is allowed
• Subcontracting is allowed (within the job limits listed below)
Modified license allows you to:
A modified license holder may contract for up to $5,000 of allowed landscape work listed below
per job site, per customer, per year. An increase to $6,500 may be allowed after 12 months
without a claim filed or civil penalty issued.
• Planting (lawns, shrubs, vines, trees, or nursery stock)
• Preparing the property for planting
• Fences
• Decks (when no permit is required)
• Arbors
• Patios
• Landscape edging
• Driveways
• Walkways
• Grading (with allowed landscaping, not to exceed 5 cubic yards)
Practices for the OLCB with correct
answers 2025
What work requires a license
*Prepare property and plan or install lawns, shrubs, vines trees or nursery.
*Install, maint
ain or repair ornamental water features and landscape drainage systems
*Maintain irrigation system with the use of compressed air
*Install, design, plan or repair fences, decks, arbors patios, landscape edging, driveways,
walkways, or retaining walls
*install low voltage lighting
*Install irrigation backflow devices
Which licenses are required to bid, advertise for or perform landscaping work in Oregon?
* The landscape construction professional (LCP) license
* The business entity license ( LCB ) That carries the bonding , insurance and worker
compensation
A person that supervises all landscaping work performed by unlicensed employees of a
landscape contracting business requires a
LCP license: Landscape Construction profession license
The requirements of a landscape contracting business license are:
*Business carries a surety bond, liability insurance, workers compensation and enters into
contract with the consumer.
* The landscape contracting business must either be owned by or must employ a licensed LCP.
Exceptions to the exam qualification requirements are:
Probationary All Phase License
This license does not require any qualifications, but you must pass all sections of the exam
within 12 months from the first test date (see below for restrictions for this license).
Modified License
, This license only requires one year of landscape relate experience (see below for restrictions for
this license).
What are the several phases of licenses:
• All Phases plus Backflow: All landscaping work
• Standard License: All landscaping work excluding irrigation and backflow
• Irrigation Only plus Backflow: Irrigation and backflow only
• Planting Only: planting only
• Planting and Irrigation Only plus Backflow: Planting and irrigation and backflow
• Modified - see description below
• Probationary All Phase plus Backflow: see description below
Requirements of a modified license:
• One-year landscape related experience within the last ten (10) years
• Pass the Laws, Rules and Business Practice section of the exam
• No piercing of the dwelling is allowed
• Subcontracting is allowed (within the job limits listed below)
Modified license allows you to:
A modified license holder may contract for up to $5,000 of allowed landscape work listed below
per job site, per customer, per year. An increase to $6,500 may be allowed after 12 months
without a claim filed or civil penalty issued.
• Planting (lawns, shrubs, vines, trees, or nursery stock)
• Preparing the property for planting
• Fences
• Decks (when no permit is required)
• Arbors
• Patios
• Landscape edging
• Driveways
• Walkways
• Grading (with allowed landscaping, not to exceed 5 cubic yards)
