(a) License Required. No person shall install or repair for another or contract to install or repair for another a well water supply system, private or public, without first making application to, and obtaining an annual license from, the Health Department and meeting the requirements set forth in this chapter.
(b) Issuance of Licenses. The annual license shall be issued by the Health Department upon written application and payment of a license fee, provided that bonding requirements have been met. Licenses shall be renewed annually between January 1 and January 15 of each year. Renewal of licenses shall be made in writing and shall be the responsibility of the license holder. Applications for new licenses shall be made prior to commencing drilling operations and the fee for such shall not be proratable.
(c) Revocation of Licenses. Conviction of a violation of this chapter shall constitute sufficient cause to revoke or deny a license.
(d) Bonding. All persons contracting to install or repair for another, or installing or repairing for another, a well water supply system, must furnish a bond payable to the County, with a surety approved by the Treasurer, conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the County, as well as any other person, from all expenses and damages that may be caused by any neglect or defective or inadequate work done by such licensee, his agents, employees or representatives. Defective or inadequate work shall not be construed to include quantity of water or quality where such work otherwise complies with this chapter. When such work is deemed defective or inadequate by the Health Department, and the licensee fails to correct the defective or inadequate work within ten days after written notice from the Department to do so, the bond shall be forfeited and the principal and surety on such bond shall be liable therefor, and the licensee shall pay so much on account of such bond as may be necessary to correct such work, and in addition shall pay all damages which may be occasioned to any person by reason of such defective or inadequate work, including costs incurred by the County to handle and process such revocation. Such bond shall be deposited with the County Treasurer. The original bond shall be renewed annually and such bond shall not be terminated for a period less than six months after the expiration date of the last license issued such person under this chapter.
(Ord. 88-14. Passed 9-19-88.)