License requirement; drilling under direction of professional geologist or engineer

Except as provided in subsection (f ) of Code Section 12-5-127, no person shall drill a water well or geothermal borehole without first having a water well contractor’s license issued by the council. No person, including licensed water well contractors, shall drill any kind of well, borehole, or corehole, other than a water well or geothermal borehole, unless such person is acting under the direction of a professional geologist or a professional engineer. History. — Code 1981, § 12-5-125, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 2010, p. 254, § 2/HB 1206.