Sec. 4. The board may issue a certificate of registration as a professional surveyor to any person who meets the following conditions:
(1) Properly applies for a certificate of registration.
(2) Pays the required fee.
(3) Holds a valid certificate of registration as a professional surveyor issued by the proper authority of any state of the United States if the requirements for registration of professional surveyors under which the certificate of registration was issued do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and were of a standard not lower than that specified in the applicable registration statute in effect in Indiana at the time the certificate was issued.