Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 2175. Work notice; fees; enforcement; appeals; penalties (a) Work in installations subject to the rules of the Board shall not commence until a work notice has been received and validated by the Department of Public Safety. The following schedule of work notice fees shall be pa…

§ 2176. Existing buildings The rules adopted under sections 2173, 2174, and 2175 of this title shall not apply to existing private dwellings and public buildings except as the plumbing systems in them may be altered in the future. (1959, No. 215, § 6, eff. June 2, 1959; amended 1…

§ 2181. Plumber’s Examining Board; membership; powers (a) Creation. The Plumber’s Examining Board, within the Department of Public Safety, shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Public Safety or designee and one of whom shall represent the Commiss…

§ 2182. Terms of office (a) Members of the Board shall be appointed for four year terms. Two of the appointed members shall initially be appointed for terms of two years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment. (b) A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same …

§ 2183. Fees; books and records All fees for examinations, licenses, and renewals shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety. The Board shall have free and unrestricted access to all books, notes, records, transcriptions, recordings, and other related data within the c…

§ 2184. Per diem pay and expenses Each appointive member of the Board shall be entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (1959, No. 215, § 18, eff. June 2, 1959; amended 1963, No. 193, § 12, eff. June 28, 1963; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1993…

§ 2191. Master plumbers Any person who completes an application for a master plumber’s license, presents documentation of having held a valid journeyman plumber’s license under this chapter for at least 12 months, or documents equivalent training and experience in or outside of t…

§ 2192. Journeyman plumbers Any person who completes an application for a journeyman plumber’s license and documents apprenticeship in plumbing that includes both instruction and practice in work processes as verified by the Vermont Apprenticeship Council, or equivalent training …

§ 2192a. Limited licensure; specialists (a) Any person who completes an application for a specialist’s license and documents successful completion of instruction, training, and experience in or out of the State acceptable to the Board and pays an examination fee to be determined …

§ 2193. Applications; examinations, education, and fees (a)(1) Each applicant for license shall present to the executive office of the Board, on blanks furnished by the Board, a written application for examination and license containing such information as the Board may require, …

§ 2194. Examinations not required; temporary licenses (a) Generally. (1) Reciprocity. (A) Appropriate licenses without examination may be issued to a person to whom a master plumber’s license or a journeyman plumber’s license or a specialty license or equivalent has been previous…

§ 2195. Licenses (a) All licenses expire on the last day of a month designated by the Board. A license shall be valid for two years. The Board shall renew a valid license issued under this chapter on receipt of an application for renewal and the required fee before the expiration…

§ 2197. Penalty Any person who installs any plumbing or specialty installation or who advertises as such, except as provided in section 2198 of this title, without first having obtained an appropriate license under this chapter or who employs a person to perform any plumbing work…

§ 2198. Exceptions; license not required (a) All plumbing and specialty work performed in Vermont shall be performed by persons licensed under this chapter except that a license shall not be required for the following types of work: (1) Any plumbing and specialty work performed b…

§ 2199. Inspections The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee may inspect premises subject to the rules adopted under section 2173 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 1999, No. 49, § 148; 2005, No. 8, § 16, eff. April 25, 2005.)