Upon application therefor and the payment of a fee set by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters, the board may issue a certificate of registration as a registered forester in Arkansas to any qualified person of any state of the United States or its possessions, or Canada, provided that:
(1) The person is a legally registered forester or the equivalent in the person's own state or province and has submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that the person is so registered and that the requirements therein are substantially equivalent to the requirements of registration under this chapter; and
(2) The state in which the person is so registered will accept the certificates of registration issued by the board on a reciprocal basis.