G.S. 150B-21.3A requires state agencies to review their existing rules every 10 years in a process called ”Periodic Review of and Expiration of Existing Rules.”  

As such, the North Carolina Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board has initiated readoption of the following rules, pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.

Re-adoption with substantive changes:
21 NCAC 28B .0101, .0102, .0103, .0104, .0201, .0202, .0203, .0204, .0301, .0302, .0303, .0402, .0404, .0405, .0501, .0502, .0504, .0505, .0506, .0507, .0508, .0511, .0601, .0701, .0801, .0901

Re-adoption without substantive changes:
21 NCAC 28B .0401, .0403, .0503, .0509, .0510, .0802, .0803, .0804

Repeal through readoption:
21 NCAC 28B .0406

The Board will receive written public comment on the proposed readoption of these rules between November 16, 2026 and January 20, 2027. Written public comments may be submitted via email to A. Grant Simpkins, the Board’s Rulemaking Coordinator, at gsimpkins@hedrickgardner.com or via US Mail to the Board office, located at 3901 Barrett Drive, Ste 202, Raleigh, NC 27609.

The Board also will receive public comment in a public hearing scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 7, 2026 at the law firm of Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, 2710 Wycliff Road, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27607.

A link to the proposed re-adoption of rules is available here: https://nclclb.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Form-300-21-NCAC-28B-posted-10-29-2026.pdf

10/29/2026