(A) Amendment. Section 106.4 of the Plumbing Code is amended to include:
“No person, firm or corporation shall be issued a plumbing permit, operate a place of business or engage in the business of contracting, to do installation, maintenance or alteration of plumbing systems or equipment within the town, unless the person or the agent or employee performing plumbing work for the firm or corporation first obtains a license and pays the tax thereon.
(1) The applicant for a plumbing license must show and maintain a license issued by the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board 158:30-1-3 pursuant to the Plumbing Licensing Act.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to a maintenance plumber in the employ of the owner of the building or buildings in which the plumbing work is to be performed.
(3) The provision of this section shall not apply to:
(a) Apprentices or helpers in plumbing work who, at all times while working, are under the direct supervision of another having a license from the town; and
(b) The owner and occupant of a single-family residential dwelling performing necessary repairs, additions or alterations to plumbing to each dwelling, excluding any work on connections to meters or mains or work within a public easement or right-of-way.”
(B) Fees. Any person, firm or corporation, before installation, alter or repair plumbing or being a plumbing contractor or journeyman or apprentice shall pay to the Town Clerk a registration fee in such sum as set by the Town Board of Trustees by resolution.
(C) Issuance; annual certificate. The town shall issue certificates for such registration which shall expire annually on June 30.
(Ord. 381, passed 8-12-2021)