(Minnesota rules 7082.0100, subpart 3(A))
A. Qualifications: All design, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, pumping, and inspection activities for SSTS located in the city must be completed by a business licensed by the state under Minnesota rules chapter 7083, an appropriately certified qualified employee, or a person exempted under Minnesota rules 7083.0700, subparts 1(A), (C), (D), (F), (G), (H) and (I). Individuals exempt from a state SSTS license under Minnesota rules 7083.0700, subparts 1(A), (C), (D), (F), (G), (H) and (I) must follow all applicable local, state, and federal requirements. Property owners that employ a business to perform this work must hire a business that is licensed in accordance with Minnesota rules chapter 7083.
B. License Required: No person shall engage in site evaluation, inspection, design, installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair, maintenance, or pumping of SSTS without an appropriate and valid license issued by the MPCA in accordance with Minnesota rules chapter 7083.
C. Exceptions: A license is not required for:
1. An individual who is a qualified employee performing work as directed by a state or local government employer;
2. An individual who performs supervised labor or services as an employee of a licensed SSTS business;
3. A farmer who pumps septage from an ISTS that serves dwellings or other establishments that are owned or leased by the farmer and applies septage on land that is owned or leased by the farmer;
4. An individual or business who abandons an SSTS;
5. An individual who maintains a toilet waste treatment device for a dwelling that is owned by the individual and functions solely as a dwelling or seasonal dwelling for that individual;
6. An individual who performs tasks identified in the system's management plan that do not require a maintainer or service provider license for a dwelling that is owned by the individual and functions solely as a dwelling or seasonal dwelling for that individual; or
7. The owner or designee of a campground or other similar facility who removes and transports sewage wastes from recreational vehicles into a holding or treatment system located on the same property as the facility. (Ord. 1219, 10-25-2010)