Title 43 — Occupations and Professions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the state board of plumbing. 2. "Journeyman plumber" means any person, other than a master plumber, who, as the person's principal occupation, is engaged in the practical installation, alte…

The state board of plumbing shall consist of the chief sanitary engineer, or the director of the department of environmental quality, and four persons appointed by the governor. All of the appointed members must have been residents of this state for at least five years immediatel…

The members of the board shall elect from their number a president, a vice president, and a treasurer, and they shall select a secretary, but the office of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The secretary or secretary-treasurer need not be a member of the boa…

Each appointed member of the board is entitled to receive compensation in an amount determined by the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars per day, for actual services rendered in the performance of the member's duties under this chapter, and each member and employee of the b…

Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 510, § 15.

The board shall: 1. Enforce the provisions of this chapter. 2. Prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter for the examination, regulation, and licensing of plumbers, either as master plumbers, journeyman plumbers, plumber's apprentices, o…

The board shall formulate, prepare, and circulate among all plumbers within this state a state plumbing code, which must contain the minimum basic standards for plumbing, drainage, and ventilation of plumbing in buildings of all classes. Such code must be approved by the departme…

No person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company shall engage in the business of a master plumber, journeyman plumber, or plumber's apprentice in any location of this state having a public system of waterworks or sewerage unless registered and licensed to do so by the b…

Employees of dealers in household appliances need not be licensed pursuant to this chapter when installing household appliances, if any necessary plumbing work is incidental to the installation of the appliance and the work could be performed by a plumber's apprentice.

Conviction of an offense does not disqualify a person from licensure under this chapter unless the board determines that the offense has a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the public as a plumber, or that, following conviction of any offense, the person is not suff…

1. Except as provided in this section, if a plumbing license is required under section 43-18-11 or by local ordinance, no person offering plumbing contracting services may advertise as a plumbing contractor, master plumber, or journeyman plumber unless the person employs a licens…

A person employed by the state board of plumbing or a political subdivision to inspect plumbing installations must be licensed as a journeyman or master plumber. This section does not apply to an inspector employed by the board of plumbing or a political subdivision as of July 2,…

Examinations must be held at the time and place prescribed by the board. Notice of such examinations must be given by mail to all persons who have made application to take the examination. The board may call a special examination at any time.

Any person qualified under the rules of the board who desires to take the examination to become a registered and licensed plumber shall make application to the board therefor and pay to the treasurer of the board the examination fee. Such fee may not exceed two hundred dollars fo…

The board may register, without examination, upon payment of the required fee, nonresident applicants registered under the laws of other states having requirements for regulating plumbers which the board determines are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state in…

The board shall keep a register in which must be entered the names and addresses of all persons to whom certificates of registration and license are issued under the provisions of this chapter as master plumbers, and also a register in which must be entered the names and addresse…

The board, upon the payment of the regular examination fee, may issue a temporary permit to engage in the business of master plumber or journeyman plumber, or both, to any person who furnishes satisfactory evidence of the person's qualifications. Such permits are revocable permit…

A plumber registered and licensed by the board to engage in the business of master plumber, journeyman plumber, or plumber's apprentice may engage in or work at the business of plumbing at any place in this state, except in cities that have adopted ordinances requiring a municipa…

A certificate and license issued under the provisions of this chapter is valid for only one year and expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year in which it was issued. The certificate must be renewed by the board upon application made within thirty days after the exp…

After January 1, 1991, each applicant for renewal of a master or journeyman plumber's license under section 43-18-17 must have successfully completed prior thereto at least two credit hours, and thereafter a minimum of two credit hours and not to exceed four credit hours within a…

A person shall report doing plumbing work subject to inspection under section 43-18-17.3 to the board upon forms furnished by the board. This section does not apply to plumbing installations in buildings that are not connected to a public system of waterworks or sewerage or in po…

The board has jurisdiction over and shall make provision for inspection of plumbing installations or alterations to public buildings and installations in newly constructed dwelling units, except as provided in this section. Political subdivisions may provide for inspection of plu…

The board may revoke any certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter if the holder is guilty of: 1. Commission of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon the holder's ability to serve the public as a plumber, or the board determines, following…

A certificate of registration and license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked only after a hearing of the charges by the board. The holder of the certificate must be notified in writing by the board of the charges against the holder and of the time and plac…

A person whose certificate of registration and license issued under the provisions of this chapter has been revoked by the board may not be permitted to apply for a license for a period of one year from the date of the revocation. After the expiration of such time, the board may …

Every apprentice plumber shall, within thirty days after beginning apprenticeship, register with the state plumbing board on a registration application form which will be supplied by the board, showing date of beginning apprenticeship, age, schooling, previous experience, employe…

Such local authority as may be designated by an ordinance of the municipality to issue plumbing permits and licenses, and to approve plumbing plans, shall report to the board willful violations of the state plumbing code and of any municipal ordinances regulating the same, and an…

It is unlawful for any person to work, for compensation, as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, or plumber's apprentice without being registered and licensed as a plumber in such classification.

Any person that violates the state plumbing code adopted under section 43-18-09; violates section 43-18-10, 43-18-11, 43-18-11.4, 43-18-17.2, or 43-18-23; or works under the license of another person in a manner that is in violation of section 43-18-13 is guilty of a class B misd…

In addition to the criminal penalty provided in section 43-18-24, the civil remedy of injunction is available to plumbing inspectors to restrain and enjoin violations of any provisions of this chapter. Any person claiming to be injured in person or property because of violations …