Title 40, Professions and Occupations

In each county in this State with a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand, according to the most recent official United States census, the governing body of the county may determine the areas or sections in the county in which, by reason of density of settlement or p…

Should the governing body of any municipality, incorporated community or water, sewer or public service district in the county provide and prescribe such rules and regulations applicable to the territory comprised within such municipality, incorporated community or district, auth…

Whenever the governing body of any such county shall determine that such rules and regulations are necessary in any area or section of the county or whenever the council, commission or other governing body of any municipality, incorporated community or water, sewer or public serv…

Whenever rules and regulations shall have been provided and prescribed hereunder, the governing body providing and prescribing them shall forthwith cause to be printed a sufficient number of copies thereof to furnish a copy to anyone applying therefor and shall cause to be publis…

The governing body adopting any such rules and regulations may at any time amend or repeal any thereof after due notice and hearing as in the case of their original adoption.

The plumbing inspector or other appropriate official or employee of the county health board shall see that all rules and regulations touching such sanitary plumbing are faithfully and diligently observed and executed. Any person wilfully failing or refusing to comply with any app…

It shall be unlawful for any person, be he master plumber, employing plumber or journeyman plumber, to engage in the business of installing sanitary plumbing or to install sanitary plumbing for compensation or hire until such person shall have made application for and shall have …

In each county in which this article is applicable there shall be a county board of plumbing examiners, consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the county health officer, who shall be ex officio a member and the chairman of the board. The second member of the board shal…

The governing body of any municipality, incorporated community or water, sewer or public service district in any county which has under this article by resolution or ordinance provided and prescribed rules and regulations applicable to the territory comprised within such municipa…

Notwithstanding the provisions of SECTION 40-49-20, in every city with a population of over eighty-six thousand, according to the latest official United States census, there shall be a board of plumbing examiners consisting of five members as follows: Two master plumbers with at …

Each board of plumbing examiners created under the provisions of this article shall hold not more than two meetings per month. They shall each elect from their number a secretary, who shall keep in a well-bound book the names of all persons to whom a certificate has been issued b…

The members of each such board shall receive for each meeting a per diem as designated by the governing body which appointed them, to be paid out of the money received for the issuing of such certificate. The surplus, if any, shall be paid into the treasury of the county, municip…

Each board of plumbing examiners created under this article shall designate the time and place for the examination of all persons desiring to secure a certificate as herein provided for. Each applicant shall be compelled to pass such examination as to his qualifications as such r…

If satisfied with the competency of such applicant, the appropriate board of plumbing examiners shall issue a certificate to such applicant, authorizing him to engage in the business of installing sanitary plumbing. The fee for the certificate to a master or employing plumber sha…

Every person who was engaged in the trade or business of installing sanitary plumbing on May 4, 1945 shall be entitled to his initial certificate under SECTION 40-49-330 provided application therefor is filed with and the fee provided in said section is paid to the board issuing …

No certificate issued under the provisions of this article shall authorize the holder thereof to engage in the business of installing sanitary plumbing or to install sanitary plumbing in any city or town in the county having a population of fifteen thousand inhabitants or more as…

Nothing in this article contained shall modify, restrict, impair or affect the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter or the validity and applicability of any rules or regulations relating to the construction of plumbing or sewerage promulgated by the county health board of any …

Each such board of examiners shall hold not more than two meetings per month. They shall elect from their number a secretary, who shall keep in a well-bound book the names of all persons to whom a certificate has been issued.

The examiners shall receive a compensation for each meeting as may be designated by the mayor or governing body of the city or town, to be paid out of the money received for the issuing of such certificates. The surplus, if any, shall be paid into the treasury of the city or town…

Each such board of examiners shall designate the time and place for the examination of all persons desiring to secure a certificate as herein provided for. Each such applicant shall be compelled to pass such examination as to his qualifications as such board may direct. Such exam…

If satisfied as to the competency of an applicant the board shall issue a certificate to such applicant, authorizing him to engage in the business of installing sanitary plumbing and to install sanitary plumbing. The fee for the certificate to the master or employing plumber shal…

All such cities or towns in this State shall provide by ordinance rules and regulations for the construction of all plumbing and sewerage placed in or on any building or the premises thereof in any such city or town, and no work of this character shall be done unless a permit is …

Each such city or town shall provide for the appointment or election of a plumbing inspector and an assistant, if necessary, but the inspector or inspectors must be practical plumbers, whose duty it shall be to see that all rules and regulations touching such sanitary plumbing ar…