In order to safeguard life, health, and property, no person shall practice architecture in this state, or engage in preparing plans, specifications, or preliminary data for the erection or alteration of any building located within the boundaries of this state, or use the title “architect”, or display or use any title, sign, card, advertisement, or other device to indicate that the person practices or offers to practice architecture, or is an architect, unless the person shall have secured from the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers a certificate of registration and license in the manner hereinafter provided and shall thereafter comply with the provisions of this chapter governing the registration and licensing of architects.