Title XXII — OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

341.010. Plumbers must have certificates. — That any person now or hereafter engaging or working at the business of plumbing in cities or towns of fifteen thousand or more inhabitants in this state, either as master plumber or journeyman plumber, shall first receive a certificate…

341.020. Examination for certificate. — Any person desiring to engage or work at the business of plumbing, either as a master plumber, employing plumber, or as a journeyman plumber, in cities having a population of fifteen thousand or more, shall make application to a board of ex…

341.030. Application. — All persons who are required by sections 341.010 to 341.080 to take examinations and procure a certificate shall apply to the board of the city where they reside or to the board nearest their place of residence. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 7564) Prior revision…

341.040. Board of examiners — how constituted. — That there shall be in every city of fifteen thousand inhabitants or more, a board of examiners of plumbers, consisting of three members, one of which shall be the chairman of the board of health of said city, who shall be ex offic…

341.050. Meeting of board — examination — fees. — Said board of examiners shall, within ten days after their appointments, meet, and shall then designate the times and places for examination of all applicants desiring to engage in or work at the business of plumbing within their …

341.060. Plumbing regulated by city. — Each city with a population of fifteen thousand or more in the state shall, by ordinance, within three months after the passage of sections 341.010 to 341.080, prescribe rules and regulations for the material, construction and inspection of …

341.070. Inspector — qualifications. — Each city with a population of fifteen thousand or more in the state, shall by ordinance, within three months after the passage of sections 341.010 to 341.080, create an office of plumbing inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect all plu…

[Repealed or reserved.]

341.090. Definitions. — 1. The word "person" as used herein shall be construed to mean a natural person, firm, corporation, association, partnership or common law trust and shall include the owner, lessee or keeper of any building or premises or the agent thereof or building cont…

341.100. Title of law — to what counties applicable. — Sections 341.090 to 341.220 shall be known as the "Uniform Plumbing Code", and shall apply to counties of the first class only. Sections 341.090 to 341.220 shall become effective in any county of the first class only upon a f…

341.110. Creating department of plumbing and sewer inspection. — There is hereby created a "Department of Plumbing and Sewer Inspection" which department shall be under the direction and supervision of a plumbing supervisor who shall be appointed by the county commission and who …

341.120. County commission shall provide necessary personnel and quarters for department. — The county commission shall in the establishment of the department of plumbing and sewer inspection provide the necessary personnel and employees and shall provide suitable quarters for su…

341.130. County commission to adopt regulations for installations and inspections — schedule of fees. — For the purpose of promoting health, safety and the general welfare and to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of sections 341.090 to 341.220, the county commission i…

341.140. Who shall make installations or repairs — permit required. — No person shall cause, authorize or permit the installation, construction, alteration or repair of any sewer or sewage treatment device, plumbing or drainlaying or installation relating thereto, except minor re…

341.150. Plumbing supervisor shall examine all applications and proposed plans for plumbing. — It shall be the duty of the plumbing supervisor to examine or cause to be examined all applications and proposed plans for the installation of plumbing and drainlaying, including all co…

341.160. Creating board of plumbing and sewer inspection — who shall be on board — qualifications — rules — pay of members. — A "Board of Plumbing and Sewer Inspection" is hereby created which shall consist of one licensed master plumber who shall also be a licensed master drainl…

341.170. Qualifications of applicants for master plumber's license. — 1. Applicants for a master plumber's license shall be at least twenty-five years of age and shall have had three years or more experience as a licensed journeyman plumber theretofore licensed by any county or c…

341.180. Fees with applications for licenses — term of licenses — reexaminations. — An applicant for a master plumber's license or a master drainlayer's license shall deposit with the application a fee in the sum of ten dollars; and an applicant for a journeyman plumber's license…

341.190. Powers of board to revoke or suspend license. — The board of plumbing and sewer inspection shall have the power to revoke or suspend any license issued by the board upon satisfactory proof that the holder of such license shall have obtained the same by fraud or misrepres…

341.200. Master plumber and master drainlayer shall deposit surety bonds — amount. — 1. Before a license shall be issued to any master plumber, he shall be required to file with the supervisor of the department of plumbing and sewer inspection a surety bond in the amount of two t…

341.210. Law shall not be construed as limiting or restricting existing authority — when law not applicable. — Sections 341.090 to 341.220 shall not be construed as limiting or otherwise restricting the existing authority of any city, town or village in such counties, and the pro…

341.220. Penalties for violation. — Any person, plumber or drainlayer who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 341.090 to 341.220 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars and not more than one …