The Director must:
(a) administer regulations necessary to protect life and property regarding:
(1) registration of firms that service portable fire extinguishers;
(2). registration of firms that hydrostatically test U.S. Department of Transportation specification gas cylinders used for portable fire extinguishers;
(3) examination of persons applying for a license to service portable fire extinguishers;
(4) licensing of persons to service portable fire extinguishers; and
(5) requirements for servicing of portable fire extinguishers;
(b) evaluate the qualifications of firms or individuals for a certificate of registration to engage in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers; and
(c) conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for a license to service portable fire extinguishers.
(d) issue certificates of registration for those firms that qualify under these regulations to engage in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers, and issue licenses, apprentice permits, and authority to perform hydrostatic testing to the qualified persons. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 23; 2010 L.M.C., ch. 49, § 1; 2013 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 30, §1.)