In any city or town having a population of 5,000 or more according to the last federal census, no person shall engage in or work at the business of water conditioning installation or servicing after January 1, 1970, unless (1) at all times an individual licensed as a water conditioning contractor by the commissioner shall be responsible for the proper water conditioning installation and servicing work of such person, and (2) all installations, other than exchanges of portable equipment, are performed by a licensed water conditioning contractor or licensed water conditioning installer. Any individual not so licensed may perform water conditioning work that complies with the minimum standard prescribed by the commissioner on premises or that part of premises owned and occupied by the worker as a residence, unless otherwise prohibited by a local ordinance.
A water conditioning contractor license shall be issued only to an individual who has demonstrated skill in planning, superintending, and servicing water conditioning installations. A water conditioning installer license shall only be issued to an individual other than a water conditioning contractor who has demonstrated practical knowledge of water conditioning installation.
The commissioner shall:
(1) prescribe rules, not inconsistent herewith, for the licensing of water conditioning contractors and installers;
(2) license water conditioning contractors and installers;
(3) prescribe rules not inconsistent herewith for the examining of water conditioning contractors and installers prior to first granting a license as a water conditioning contractor or water conditioning installer; and
(4) collect an examination fee from each examinee for a license as a water conditioning contractor and an examination fee from each examinee for a license as a water conditioning installer in an amount set forth in section 326B.58. A water conditioning installer must successfully pass the examination for water conditioning contractors before being licensed as a water conditioning contractor.
1969 c 898 s 4; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1974 c 471 s 16; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1980 c 487 s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 2007 c 140 art 7 s 4,13; art 13 s 4
NOTE:Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 13, section 4, directs the revisor to renumber provisions relating to construction codes and licensing into this chapter in the 2008 edition of Minnesota Statutes. However, Laws 2007, chapter 140, contains amendments to cross-references based on the intended renumbering that appear in Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement. For the derivation of the cross-reference changes, see Laws 2007, chapter 140, articles 3, section 6; 4, section 61; 5, section 32; 6, section 15; 7, section 13; 8, section 30; 9, section 27; and 10, section 11.
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