A. The phrases and words “journeyman plumber,” “plumber’s apprentice,” “plumbing contractor,” and “plumbing,” when used in the ordinances, regulations and other official acts and communications of this Town, shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them by Sections 1001 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the state plumbing license law, and the Town’s plumbing code, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
B. No person shall work at the occupation or engage in the business of installing, altering, replacing, or repairing any plumbing equipment, fixtures, or apparatus within the Town without registering with the Town clerk and securing a plumbing contractors’ registration. The Town clerk shall issue such registration upon presentation of a valid license or registration issued by the state department of health and upon payment of the required fees.
C. Applicants for certificates of registration, after complying with the laws of the state and with the Town code, and after payment of the fee hereinafter specified, shall be registered with the Town. The registration shall expire annually, on June 30, but may be renewed from year to year. Plumbing contractors desiring to renew their registration shall furnish the same evidence of compliance with the state licensing laws and the same bond is required as set forth by Town code.
D. An applicant for plumbing contractor’s registration shall also furnish bond in such sum and such conditions as set by the Town Administrator.
E. All plumbing registrations not renewed within ninety (90) days after the date of expiration thereof shall be canceled, and a new application for registration must be made and the fee for a new registration paid.
F. The fee for registration shall be as set by the Town Board of Trustees.
G. The Town Board of Trustees, upon notice and adequate opportunity for a public hearing, may revoke the Town registration of any plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber for violating any provision of the ordinances or regulations of the Town relating to the installation of plumbing or for any other cause specified in the state plumbing license law. (Ord. 2022-03, 9-12-2022)