Title 54 — PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-2321. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The terms and conditions of the psychology interjurisdictional compact are hereby enacted as follows: PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT ARTICLE I PURPOSE Whereas, states license psychologists in order to protect the public thr…

54-2401. Short title — Declaration of policy. (1) This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Licensing Act." (2) In order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and safeguard the water and land resources of Idaho, the prac…

54-2402. License required. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under the provisions of this chapter to operate, offer to operate, be in responsible charge of, or to otherwise serve as operating personnel at any public drinking water system or any public wastew…

54-2403. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Backflow assembly tester" means a person who tests backflow prevention assemblies and who holds a current Idaho backflow assembly tester license. (2) "Backflow prevention assembly" means a set of mechanical components, which pre…

54-2404. State board established — Manner of appointment — Qualifications — Terms of office — Removal from office. (1) In order to safeguard the environment and protect the public health and establish the minimum competency requirements of persons whose duties are identified in t…

54-2405. State board procedures — Payment of expenses of board members. (1) The members of the board shall, as soon as appointed, organize and at least annually thereafter elect from their number a chairman. The board shall hold at least two (2) meetings each year to transact suc…

54-2406. Powers and duties of board. (1) It shall be the duty of the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter, review applications, conduct written examinations, charge such fees as the board deems reasonable to cover the cost of licensing, keep records of its transactio…

54-2407. Fees — Payment of costs and expenses. (1) The division of occupational and professional licenses shall collect a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each application, each administration of an examination, each original license, and a fee not to exceed two h…

54-2408. Licenses — Records. (1) The division of occupational and professional licenses shall, upon the approval of the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, register and issue licenses to persons who have been approved by the board in accordance with this chapter.…

54-2409. Application form — License categories — Qualifications for registration and license. (1) The board shall approve an application form for the use of applicants. Each applicant shall submit an original application to the board and provide information and documentation as t…

54-2410. Endorsement — Licenses from other states. Any person who holds a valid license to practice as a drinking water system operator or a wastewater system operator or a backflow assembly tester from any other state in which the legally enacted qualifications for licensure are…

54-2411. biennial renewal of license. Every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall biennially pay the prescribed renewal fee and certify compliance with continuing education requirements and provide such other information as the board may request. Any license …

54-2412. Revocation or suspension of license — Powers of board — Procedures for disciplinary proceedings. (1) The board shall have the power to revoke, suspend, refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or otherwise limit any license or certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of th…

54-2413. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall practice or attempt to offer to practice as a drinking water operator or wastewater operator or backflow assembly tester, as defined in this chapter, without having at the time of so doing a current, unexpired, unrevoked, an…

54-2414. Duty of prosecuting attorney — Duty of attorney general. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to prosecute all violations of this chapter constituting a violation of criminal law and it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the state of …

54-2501. Short title. This act may be cited as the "Idaho racing act."

54-2502. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases as used herein shall mean: (1) "Commission" means the Idaho state racing commission, hereinafter created. (2) "Gross daily receipts" means the total of all sums deposited in all pools for each race day…

54-2503. Racing commission created — Appointment — Removal — Claims. There is hereby created in the Idaho state police the Idaho state racing commission, to consist of three (3) members, who shall be citizens, residents, and qualified electors of the state of Idaho. The members o…

54-2504. Chairman — Quorum — Costs. The commission shall organize by electing one (1) of its members chairman. Two (2) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business of the commission. Each member of the board shall be compensated …

54-2505. Commission’s annual report — Public record. The commission shall keep detailed records of all meetings and of the business transacted therein, and all licenses applied for and issued, reports of which shall be embodied in an annual report which the commission shall prepa…

54-2506. Duties of commission and licensees — License fee. It shall be the duty of the commission, as soon as possible after its organization, to prepare and promulgate a complete set of rules and regulations to govern race meets and the pari-mutuel system. It shall be the duty o…

54-2507. Authority of commission. (1) The commission created by this act is hereby authorized and it shall be its duty to license, regulate, and supervise all race meets held in this state under the terms of this act, and to cause the various places where race meets are held to b…

54-2508. License — Application therefor — Type and number of races — Fee per day — Refund — Cancellation — Hearing — Simulcast purse moneys fund. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold any race meet in this state without having first obtained and having in force and effect a…

54-2509. Penalty for violations of law — Power of commission. (1) Any person holding a race meet, and any other person required by this act or the rules of the commission to be licensed, participating, directly or indirectly, in a race meet, without first being licensed by the co…

54-2510. Race exclusively for Idaho bred horses — Bonus for Idaho bred winners. (1) For the purpose of encouraging the breeding, within this state, of valuable thoroughbred, purebred and/or registered horses, at least one (1) race each day at each horse race meet shall be limited…

54-2511. Public liability insurance. For the protection of the public, and all members thereof, the exhibitors and visitors, every person licensed to conduct a race meet under the provisions of this act shall carry public liability insurance in an amount and form of contract and …

54-2512. Pari-mutuel betting — Other betting illegal. (1) Any licensee conducting a race meet under this chapter may provide a place or places in the race meet grounds or enclosure at which such licensee may conduct and supervise the use of the pari-mutuel system by patrons on th…

54-2513. Horse racing — Distributions of deposits — Breakage. (A) Each licensee conducting the pari-mutuel system for live and simulcast horse races having an average daily handle in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall distribute all sums deposited in any pool…

54-2514. Dog racing — Distribution of deposits — Breakage. (1) Each licensee conducting the pari-mutuel system for simulcast or televised dog races shall distribute all sums deposited in any pool as follows: (a) Seventy-nine and one-half percent (79.5%) of any win, place or show …

54-2514A. Dog racing illegal after the effective date of this act. (1) On and after the effective date of this act, live dog races and pari-mutuel betting on such races or the training of dogs to compete in live dog races shall be illegal in the state of Idaho. Notwithstanding an…

54-2515. Exemption from fee payment — Payment of sums due commission — Payment to public school income fund. Fair boards or fair districts which conduct race meets in connection with regularly scheduled annual fairs shall be exempt from payment of the fees provided in section 54-…

54-2516. Licensee’s right to withhold deposits. (1) In the event any government or governmental agency imposes a levy on a licensee, by a special tax on the money so deposited under the pari-mutuel system, or upon or against his receipts therefrom, the said licensee may withhold …

54-2517. Bond requirement. Every race meet licensee shall provide and deliver to the commission a bond signed by a surety company licensed to do business in this state in such form and in the sum as may be required by the commission, and conditioned that said licensee will pay to…

54-2601. Declaration of policy and purpose of act — idaho state plumbing code. (1) The purpose of this act is to provide certain standards and requirements for the use of and the design, construction, installation, improvement, extension and alteration of materials, piping, venti…

54-2602. Exceptions. (1) Certificate of competency requirements of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to: (a) Any person who does plumbing work in a single or duplex family dwelling, including accessory buildings, quarters and grounds in connection with such dwelling; prov…

54-2603. Plumbing. Plumbing means and includes the business, trade practice or work, materials and fixtures used in the design, construction, installation, improvement, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with any plumbing …

54-2604. Plumbing systems. (1) A plumbing system, public or private, means and includes: (a) Plumbing fixtures, interconnecting system pipes and traps; (b) Soil, waste and vent pipes; (c) Building drains and building sewers; (d) Sanitary and storm water drainage facilities; (e) L…

54-2605. Idaho plumbing board. (1) The Idaho plumbing board, referred to as the board, is hereby created and made a part of the division of occupational and professional licenses. It shall be the responsibility and duty of the administrator of the division of occupational and pro…

54-2606. Powers and duties of the Idaho plumbing board. (1) The board shall have the general administration and supervision of the design, construction, installation, improvement, extension and alteration of plumbing and plumbing systems, except that which has been heretofore and…

54-2607. Administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses — Powers and duties. (1) The administrator shall exercise such powers and duties as are reasonably necessary to enforce the minimum standards provided in this chapter, and he may among other things: …

54-2608. Revocation of certificates of competency — Suspension — Refusal to renew. The administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses shall have on the recommendation of the board the power to revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a renewal of any certificat…

54-2609. Character of examination — Certification. The board shall determine the character and extent of the examination based upon the standards and requirements prescribed by this act, and upon certifications of examination results by the board, the director shall issue certifi…

54-2610. Certificate a prerequisite. It shall be unlawful for any person or firm, copartnership, association or corporation, to engage in the business, trade, practice or work of plumbing in this state after the adoption of this chapter, unless such person, or responsible person …

54-2611. Classification of competency. There shall be three (3) classifications of competency in the business, trade, practice or work of plumbing and three (3) classifications of competency in the business, trade, practice or work of specialty plumbing, as follows: (a) A plumbin…

54-2612. Examinations — Time and place — Notification. Times and places for examinations shall be determined by the board and all applicants shall be notified thereof.

54-2613. Application for examination. All applications for examination shall be filed with the board on the form provided. When any person, or persons, is designated and authorized to be or act as an agent for the applicant, such authorization shall be in writing, signed by the a…

54-2614. Application and registration fees. (1) All applicants shall pay to the board at the time of application for examination a fee in accordance with the following: (a) Application for Plumbing Contractor (b) Application for Plumbing Journeyman (c) Application for Specialty C…

54-2614A. Apprentice and specialty apprentice registration and renewal. Registration for an apprentice shall be valid for five (5) years and shall expire on the last day of the month in which it is set to expire unless renewed. Registration for a specialty apprentice shall be val…

54-2615. Certificate of competency. Upon the applicant’s successful completion of an examination, as certified by the board, he shall be issued a certificate of competency in the form of a card, providing thereon the holder’s name, classification for which the applicant was exami…

54-2616. Fees for certificates. Before a certificate is issued, and for the renewal thereof, the successful applicant shall pay to the division of occupational and professional licenses a fee in accordance with the following schedule: Initial Fee Renewal Plumbing Contractor $75.0…