A. Definitions: 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 the Town, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by 59 Oklahoma Statutes section 1001 et seq., the State Plumbing License Law, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
B. Registration Required: It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade, or occupation of a plumbing contractor (otherwise known as a master plumber), or of a journeyman plumber, or of a plumber's apprentice in the Town unless he is registered with the Town and has a current and valid certificate of registration issued by the Town.
C. Qualifications For Certificate: Only persons who have current and valid licenses as plumbing contractors or as journeyman plumbers issued by the State Construction Industries Board, as provided by law, may register as such with the Town. Only persons who have a current and valid certificate of registration as plumber's apprentices issued by the state Construction Industries Board, as provided by law, may register as such with the Town. Any license issued to a firm is not transferable. If a person ceases to be associated with a licensed firm, the firm is required to secure a new license in the name of the qualified, licensed entity or person.
D. Application For Certificate: Applicants for certificates of registration, after complying with the laws of the State and with this section, and after payment of the fee set by the Town, shall be registered by the Town Clerk-Treasurer.
E. Required Fees: The fees for registration shall be set by the Town Board of Trustees by motion or resolution.
F. Expiration Of Registration; Renewals:
1. The registration shall expire annually, but may be renewed from year to year. Plumbing contractors and journeymen plumbers desiring to renew their registration shall furnish the same evidence of compliance with State licensing laws and bond as set forth by the State.
2. 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 new registration paid.
G. Revocation Of Registration: The Town Board of Trustees, upon at least ten (10) days' notice and adequate opportunity for a public hearing, may revoke the Town registration of any plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber for violating any provisions 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. (2014 Code § 5-203; amd. 2018 Code)