A. State License Required: No person shall hereafter engage in the business of plumbing in the city, either as a plumbing contractor, employing plumber, or journeyman plumber, who does not comply with the license requirement of the plumber license law of the state of Illinois. (1977 Code § 15.32.020)
B. Registration Requirements:
1. Registration Required: Every plumbing contractor, employing plumber, and self-employed journeyman plumber engaged in the business of plumbing in the city shall cause his name, his residence, and his place of business to be registered with the city clerk.
2. Issuance Of Certificate; Fee: The city clerk shall issue a certificate showing registration under this section in compliance with this chapter upon payment of a fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00), which fee shall be an annual fee to be deposited in the general fund.
3. Revocation Of Certificate:
a. Any firm which employs plumbers in their business who are not licensed under the plumbing license law of the state of Illinois shall have their certificate of registration revoked, and no new certificate of registration shall be issued to such firm for a period of one year after such revocation.
b. Such firm shall be entitled to a hearing before the plumbing inspector prior to such revocation, and to a notice of such hearing given by registered mail at least ten (10) days prior to such hearing; such notice to be addressed to the business address last registered by said firm. (1977 Code § 15.32.060; amd. 2013 Code)