Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Apprentice plumber” means any person other than a journeyman or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage and enrolled in a state-approved apprentice program;(2) “Approved backflow prevent…

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation that engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself or herself or itself out as, or acts temporarily or otherwise as a plumber without first having secured the required license or permit, or that otherwise …

(a) After adoption according to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the provisions of the state plumbing code or amendments to the code as adopted by the State Board of Health defining plumbing work and prescribing minimum requirements for design, mate…

(a) (1) The Department of Health inspectors may go into any city that has a city code enforcement officer and assist the city code enforcement officer for the purpose of ensuring that the minimum standards of the state plumbing code and plumber licensing rules are being met.(2) A…

(1) This chapter shall not apply to:(1) The installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of fire protection sprinkler systems and related mechanical appurtenances beginning at a point where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for these automatic sprinkle…

(a) Inaccessible water distribution piping under concrete slabs may be cross-linked polyethylene PEX (SDR9) pipe. (b) Cross-linked polyethylene PEX (SDR9) pipe shall meet ASTM F-876/F-877 and NSP standards 14 and 61.

(a) (1) As used in this section, “commercial building” means a building for the transaction of business, professional services, other services involving merchandise, office buildings, banks, light industrial and similar uses.(2) “Commercial building” does not include a food servi…

(a) The State Board of Health shall have the following powers:(1) To ensure that the construction, installation, and maintenance of plumbing in connection with all buildings in this state, including buildings owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be safe …

(a) (1) The State Board of Health shall appoint a Committee of Plumbing Examiners consisting of seven (7) voting members, prescribe their qualifications, and assign their duties.(2) Qualifications of the members of the committee shall be as follows:(A) Two (2) of the members shal…

(a) The State Board of Health shall prescribe rules governing plumbing apprentice training committees and, in cooperation with educational authorities, assist in related training programs for plumbers. (b) Any university, college, or school offering a full-time recognized course …

(a) A city, town, or county having a system of either water, sewerage, or gas utility, or a combination of utilities, by ordinance, rules, regulations, or customer contract shall prescribe rules and regulations governing plumbing not in conflict and equal to or exceeding the mini…

(a) All fees or payments of any type collected by the State Board of Health under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury on or before the fifth day of the month next following the month of collection thereof, and the Treasurer of State shall credit the fees or de…

(a) (1) No person shall engage in work as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, apprentice plumber, or restricted license holder called for under this chapter or adopted rules unless first licensed or registered to do so by the Department of Health.(2) No person other than a lice…

(1) The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:(1) Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home except when the license is required by local ordinance;(2) Work done on buildings whose primary use is agri…

The Committee of Plumbing Examiners of the State Board of Health may issue temporary revocable permits to master plumber and journeyman plumber license applicants pending examination. The State Board of Health shall make rules and prescribe procedures governing the issuance of th…

(a) Application for a master plumber or journeyman plumber examination, temporary permit, or license shall be made to the Department of Health with fees. (b) No license or permit shall be transferable. (c) Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal of license, a license shall …

By rule and after public hearings, the State Board of Health may set reasonable license or examination fees for all licenses called for under this chapter, including, but not limited to, master plumber licenses, journeyman plumber licenses, apprentice plumber registration, gas ut…

Regular examinations shall be held at least two (2) times a year, and special examinations may be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the Department of Health.

Every holder of a license shall promptly notify the State Board of Health of any change of his or her business address.

(a) All licenses shall be renewed annually within thirty (30) days after the expiration date of the license. The Department of Health may renew a license after the thirty-day period if there is sufficient reason for not renewing the license in the time specified and after payment…

(1) The Committee of Plumbing Examiners, on its own motion, may make investigations and conduct hearings and, on its own motion or upon complaint in writing signed and verified by the complainant and upon not less than ten (10) days' notice to the licensee, may suspend any plumbe…

(a) Suspensions, revocations, civil penalties, and all other such actions regarding licensure, registration, permitting, certification, or apprenticeship, and all appeals to the State Board of Health taken from such actions shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Admin…

(a) Upon reaching sixty-five (65) years of age or any time thereafter, any person who has been a licensed master plumber licensed by the Department of Health for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a restricted lifetime master plumber license. This license shall be issu…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Apprentice plumber” means any person other than a journeyman plumber or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage and enrolled in a state-approved apprentice program;(2) “Board” means t…

(1) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall have the following powers:(1) To ensure that all persons working as apprentice plumbers are properly registered;(2) To adopt rules as to the qualifications, training, and supervision of apprentice plumbers subject to …

(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall appoint a State Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee consisting of seven (7) voting members as follows:(1) Two (2) shall be Arkansas state-licensed journeyman plumbers;(2) One (1) shall be a citizen member; and(3) Four (…

A.C.A. § 17-38-406Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that an apprentice plumber should be trained in a manner that:(1) Develops the skills of the apprentice plumber;(2) Ensures the safety of plumbers and the public; and(3) Guarantees that the work of the apprentice plumber complies with …