South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:53:07:10 Repealed. 20:53:07:10. Examination for restricted manufactured and mobile home contractors and installers. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003; 47 SDR 71, effective December 14, 2020.

Rule 20:53:08:01 Definitions. 20:53:08:01. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, these terms have the following meaning: (1) "Underground irrigation installation," the practice of and the furnishing or the use of materials and devices for the purpose of installing undergr…

Rule 20:53:08:02 Underground irrigation licenses. 20:53:08:02. Underground irrigation licenses. Persons engaged in underground irrigation installation must have a special underground irrigation license issued by the commission. Such a license is not required of persons licensed a…

20:53:08:03. License and examination fees. Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 29, effective September 1, 1993; 26 SDR 33, effective September 12, 1999; 29 SDR 52, effective October 20, 2002; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 45 SDR 91, effective January 9, 2019; 46 SDR 29, effective …

Rule 20:53:08:04 Experience required for testing. 20:53:08:04. Experience required for testing. An applicant for an underground irrigation installer's license must show evidence of two years of experience as an underground irrigation apprentice. An applicant for an underground ir…

Rule 20:53:08:05 Out-of-state applicants. 20:53:08:05. Out-of-state applicants. An applicant from out of state for an underground irrigation contractor's license or an underground irrigation installer's license may take the examination upon showing by affidavits that he has the s…

20:53:08:06. Underground irrigation apprentice license. To obtain an underground irrigation apprentice license, an applicant shall complete an application showing the underground irrigation contractor under whom the applicant will be working. Source: 20 SDR 29, effective Septembe…

Rule 20:53:08:07 Repealed. 20:53:08:07. License renewal fees. Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 29, effective September 1, 1993; 26 SDR 33, effective September 12, 1999; 29 SDR 52, effective October 20, 2002; repealed, 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014.

Rule 20:53:08:08 Examination requirements. 20:53:08:08 Examination requirements. The examination for applicants desiring to become licensed under this chapter shall consist of questions which are based on the code. The applicant may use the code to answer the questions. The quest…

20:53:08:09. Restricted license renewal fees. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 45 SDR 91, effective January 9, 2019; 46 SDR 29, effective September 5, 2019; 47 SDR 71, effective December 14, 2020; 51 SDR 141, effectiv…

Rule 20:53:08:10 Repealed. 20:53:08:10. Examination for restricted underground irrigation contractors and installers. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003; 47 SDR 71, effective December 14, 2020.

Rule 20:53:09:01 Training. 20:53:09:01. Training. As used in this chapter, the term training, means educational experience derived from participation in approved lectures, seminars, or courses on plumbing rules and regulations or other related areas in plumbing that have been app…

Rule 20:53:09:02 Acceptable course offerings. 20:53:09:02. Acceptable course offerings. The following courses meet the requirements of the training required by SDCL 36-25-17.2: (1) Plumbing commission offered courses dealing with the plumbing code; (2) South Dakota Association of…

Rule 20:53:09:03 Exceptions and extensions. 20:53:09:03. Exceptions and extensions. The commission may make exceptions and grant extensions for the required training for reasons of health, military service, or other reasonable cause if adequate proof is provided to the commission…

Rule 20:53:09:04 Attendance by staff or commission members. 20:53:09:04. Attendance by staff or commission members. Any staff or member of the commission may attend and supervise any training program. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003. General Authority:SDCL 36-25-14, …

Rule 20:53:09:05 Criteria for granting training course credit. 20:53:09:05. Criteria for granting training course credit. The commission may grant training credit for courses, seminars, conferences, correspondence courses, or similar offerings that are provided by the commission …

Rule 20:53:09:06 Application for approval of instructor and course offering. 20:53:09:06. Application for approval of instructor and course offering. An application for approval of the instructor and course offering must be on a form provided by the plumbing commission. The appli…

Rule 20:53:09:07 Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. 20:53:09:07. Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. The plumbing commission may deny, suspend, or revoke approval of a plumbing course offering if the commission determines that it is not in com…

Rule 20:53:09:08 Training course certificate of attendance. 20:53:09:08. Training course certificate of attendance. The instructor of each course shall provide an individual certificate of attendance to each person who attends 90 percent or more of the classroom hours. A certific…

Rule 20:53:09:09 Program changes. 20:53:09:09. Program changes. An instructor shall submit any program changes to the commission for approval prior to enactment. The commission shall approve or disapprove program changes within 45 days. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 200…

Rule 20:53:09:10 Sponsor to provide list of persons attending program. 20:53:09:10. Sponsor to provide list of persons attending program. The instructor of a training course shall provide to the commission a written list of the persons attending within 45 days after the completio…

Rule 20:53:09:11 Repealed. 20:53:09:11. Course fees. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003; 47 SDR 71, effective December 14, 2020.

Rule 20:53:09:12 Notice. 20:53:09:12. Notice. At the beginning of each course offering the instructor shall read the following notice to the participants: "This plumbing course offering is recognized by the South Dakota State Plumbing Commission as ( ) hours of credit toward fulf…

Rule 20:53:09:13 Facilities. 20:53:09:13. Facilities. Each course offering shall have classrooms, facilities, and personnel necessary to implement the offerings adequately. Source: 30 SDR 25, effective August 31, 2003. General Authority:SDCL 36-25-14, 36-25-17.1. Law Implemented:…

Rule 20:53:10:01 Inspection exemption. 20:53:10:01. Inspection exemption. A municipality may apply for permission to enforce a present inspection system or for permission to establish a new inspection system. An application shall be filed with the commission with a copy of the pr…

20:53:10:02. Plumbing installation certificate. Any person who performs plumbing work, except for plumbing repair work, shall report the work to the commission upon a plumbing installation certificate form. The form must be obtained from the commission at a cost of twenty dollars…

20:53:10:03. Plumbing permit fees. The fee for a plumbing permit for a single-family dwelling is one hundred ten dollars. The plumbing permit fee for a multiple family, assembly, workplace, workshop, institution, hotel, motel, mercantile, business, storage, educational, factory, …

Rule 20:53:10:04 Expiration of permit. 20:53:10:04. Expiration of permit. A permit expires two years from the date the permittee signs and dates the permit. The permit may be extended for one year if the permittee who signed the permit requests an extension prior to the expiratio…

Rule 20:53:11:01 Continuing education defined. 20:53:11:01. Continuing education defined. As used in this chapter, continuing education means accredited educational experience derived from participation in approved lectures, seminars, or courses on plumbing laws, rules, regulatio…

Rule 20:53:11:02 Acceptable course offerings. 20:53:11:02. Acceptable course offerings. The commission will accept continuing education courses related to the plumbing trade with a minimum of 2 hours being code related that are offered by the following organizations: (1) Plumbing…

Rule 20:53:11:03 Required of all licensees. 20:53:11:03. Required of all licensees. Any plumbing contractor, restricted plumbing contractor, plumber, restricted plumber or third year apprentice plumber licensed by examination shall complete the continuing education requirements. …

Rule 20:53:11:04 Exceptions and extensions. 20:53:11:04. Exceptions and extensions. The commission may make exceptions and grant extensions for continuing education for reasons of health, military service, or other reasonable cause if adequate proof is provided to the commission.…

Rule 20:53:11:05 Hours required. 20:53:11:05. Hours required. Each licensee shall provide proof of successfully completing a minimum of four hours of continuing education each calendar year for license renewal. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective October 1, 2008. General Authority: SDCL…

Rule 20:53:11:06 Hour defined. 20:53:11:06. Hour defined. An hour of continuing education means at least 50 minutes of classroom time. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective October 1, 2008. General Authority: SDCL 36-25-14. Law Implemented: SDCL 36-25-32.

Rule 20:53:11:07 Licensees to keep own records. 20:53:11:07. Licensees to keep own records. Each licensee shall maintain his or her records of continuing education hours and present such records with the application for renewal. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective October 1, 2008. Gener…

Rule 20:53:11:08 Attendance by staff or commission members. 20:53:11:08. Attendance by staff or commission members. Any staff or member of the plumbing commission may attend and supervise any continuing education programs. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective October 1, 2008. General Aut…

Rule 20:53:11:09 Criteria for granting continuing education course credit. 20:53:11:09. Criteria for granting continuing education course credit. The commission may grant continuing education credit for courses, seminars, conferences, or similar offerings that are provided by the…

Rule 20:53:11:10 Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. 20:53:11:10. Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. The plumbing commission may deny, suspend or revoke approval of a plumbing course offering if the commission determines that it is not related…

Rule 20:53:11:11 Continuing education certificate of attendance. 20:53:11:11. Continuing education certificate of attendance. The coordinator or instructor of each course shall provide an individual certificate of attendance to each person who attends 90 percent or more of the cl…

Rule 20:53:11:12 Sponsor defined. 20:53:11:12. Sponsor defined. A sponsor is any person, school, association, or corporation who develops a continuing education program related to the plumbing trade with a minimum of 2 hours being code related. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective Octobe…

Rule 20:53:11:13 Program changes. 20:53:11:13. Program changes. Any program change shall be submitted to the plumbing commission. The plumbing commission shall approve or disapprove program changes within 90 days. Source: 35 SDR 67, effective October 1, 2008. General Authority: S…

Rule 20:53:11:14 Sponsor to provide list of persons attending program. 20:53:11:14. Sponsor to provide list of persons attending program. The sponsor of a continuing education program shall provide a certificate of completion to the attendee within forty-five days after completio…

20:53:12:01. Initial application fees. The initial license application fee is as follows: (1) For an apprentice license, twenty dollars; (2) For an installer and plumber license, fifty dollars; and (3) For a contractor license, fifty dollars. An application fee is non-refundable …

20:53:12:02. Examination and reexamination fees. The initial examination and reexamination fee is as follows (1) For a plumber license, one hundred dollars; (2) For an installer license, one hundred dollars; (3) For a contractor license, one hundred dollars; and (4) For a third-y…

20:53:12:03. License and renewal fees. The initial license fee and annual license renewal fee for each license is as follows: (1) For an apprentice license, twenty dollars for the first year, thirty dollars for the second year, forty dollars for the third year, and fifty dollars …

20:53:12:04. License verification fee. The license verification fee is twenty dollars per request. A license verification request must be submitted to the commission prior to the issuance of the verification. License verification fees are non-refundable. Source: 51 SDR 141, effec…

20:54:02:01. Conformance with uniform code -- Exceptions. All plumbing materials and plumbing systems or parts of plumbing systems installed must meet or exceed the minimum provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2024 edition, including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, I, K, L, M, N, O…