MARCH,19461 ATTORNEYGENERAL'SOPINIONS 163 tohavebeenanamendmenttoSection13oftheMed- acertificatetopracticeasa possessingacertificateent examiningboard,orby ; certificateentitlingsuchapplicanttopracticemedicine eitherinthe DistrictofColumbia,orinanystateorterritoryoftheUnitedStates,** * ." The referenceintheprovisionsofsaidcodeandearlierenactmentsplacesthe"terri udedinsuchdefinitioninthesamecategoryas"anystate"andtheDistric Columbia,Un oncolorandcharacterfromthewordsu : ingCo .v .Collins,69 A .C.A . 885 .) Inviewofthetimeofenactmentoftheoriginalreferenceto thisconnectionandthedecisionsandliteraturethereonassetforthherein Icon- , thatthe"territories"contemplatedbySection21,asitistobereadwith Section2310oftheBusinessandProfessionsCode,wasintendedinits"strictand technicalsense,"i .e .,tomeanandrefertoareaswhichhadbeenincorporatedinto theUnitedStatessoastohaveacquiredthestatusofan"inchoate"state,andwas notintendedtorefertoanyandallareasoverwhichtheUnitedStatesmightexer- overeigntyorjurisdictionofmoreorlessdegree . ore,thatforthepurposesofreciprocity licensureunder orlicensesissuedbytl andHawaii, PLO theUnitedStates,butmaynotconsidersuchcertificates ofanyotherareasunderthejurisdictionoftheUnited VirginIslands,PanamaCanal Zone,Guam,midway, 1913,p. 722,Ch .354) inessandProfessionsCodeyouareauthorizedto o. PPRENTICESTANDARDS ACTREQUIRESEM- OUTAPPRENTICETR PREPAREDBY : It,L .CHAMBERLAIN,DEPUTYATTORNEYC YourletterofFebruaryIIpresentstwoquestionsasfollows : 0 " LUndertheShelley-Maloney~ApprenticeLabor 1939{LaborCodeofCaliforniaSecs .3071to3090 shiptraining programbe approvedwithoutajoint onmightbeissuedtoanapplicant ticeassuch"issuedeitherbythemedical izedbythelaw toissuea