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SDCL 36-25-14 — Administration of chapter--Promulgation of rules by commission.

The State Plumbing Commission shall administer the provisions of this chapter and may, in compliance with chapter 1-26, promulgate rules establishing the educational, training, and examination requirements required of applicants for a plumbing contractor's license, plumber's license, plumber's apprentice license, water conditioning plumbing contractor's license, water conditioning plumbing installer's license, water conditioning plumbing apprentice license, appliance plumbing contractor's license, appliance plumbing installer's license, appliance plumbing apprentice license, sewer and water plumbing contractor's license, sewer and water plumbing installer's license, sewer and water plumbing apprentice license, manufactured and mobile home contractor's license, manufactured and mobile home installer's license, manufactured and mobile home apprentice license, underground irrigation contractor's license, underground irrigation installer's license, underground irrigation installer apprentice license, and individual and small on-site wastewater system installer license.

SDCL 36-25-19 — Application for license--Promulgation of rules--License types--Fees for application, verification, examination, and renewal.

A person may apply for a license required by this chapter to the commission, accompanied by an initial application fee established by the commission under this section. The commission shall license a person who satisfactorily passes an examination showing fitness to practice the person's trade.

The commission shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to establish initial application fees, examination and reexamination fees, license and renewal of license fees, and license verification fees for the following licenses:

(1)    Appliance contractor;

(2)    Appliance installer;

(3)    Individual and small on-site wastewater system installer;

(4)    Manufactured and mobile home contractor;

(5)    Manufactured and mobile home installer;

(6)    Plumber;

(7)    Plumbing contractor;

(8)    Sewer and water contractor;

(9)    Sewer and water installer;

(10)    Underground irrigation contractor;

(11)    Underground irrigation installer;

(12)    Water conditioning contractor; and

(13)    Water conditioning installer.

No fee established under this section for an initial application may exceed sixty dollars. No fee established under this section for license verification may exceed thirty dollars. No fee established under this section for an examination or reexamination may exceed one hundred dollars. No fee established under this section for a license or renewal of license may exceed three hundred dollars.

SDCL 36-16-23 — Reciprocal licenses to electricians from other states.

To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing or registering of electricians provide for similar action, the State Electrical Commission may grant a license of the same grade or class to electricians registered or licensed by other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee, after being furnished with proof that the qualifications of the applicant are equal to the qualifications of the holders of a similar license in South Dakota.

SDCL 36-25-17.1 — Waiver of licensing requirements for applicants in rural areas and small municipalities--Examination.

The commission may waive certain licensing requirements for an applicant in a rural area or a municipality of less than fifteen hundred population as shown by the last federal decennial census, if the applicant passes an examination given by the commission that demonstrates that the applicant knows the laws and rules governing plumbing. Any person registered under the provisions of this section shall be restricted to performing plumbing in a rural area or a municipality of less than fifteen hundred population. The commission may, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, provide for a license for applicants in a rural area or a municipality of less than fifteen hundred population.

SDCL 36-25-17 — License required for plumbing work on property connected to public water or sewer system--Exceptions.

No person may engage in plumbing for which a license is required pursuant to § 36-25-19 on any property which is in connection with a public system of waterworks or sewerage unless that person is licensed by the commission. However, no license is required of a person who does the following work in compliance with the provisions of the minimum standards prescribed by the commission:

(1)    Plumbing on premises owned and actually occupied by the person as the person's residence;

(2)    Plumbing on premises of a single-family dwelling unit that is in the process of being constructed, if the person owns the premises and intends to actually occupy the premises as the person's residence when construction is complete;

(3)    Plumbing repair work on premises where the person is employed and performing the plumbing repair work; or

(4)    Plumbing repair work on the person's own property.

SDCL 36-16-13.2 — Issuance of license to public entities.

The State Electrical Commission may issue a maintenance electrician's license to a public entity, firm, partnership or corporation. The maintenance electrician license shall be limited to electrical maintenance work, as defined by electrical commission rules, performed at the public entity, firm, partnership or corporation property. The license shall be issued according to rules adopted by the State Electrical Commission.

SDCL 36-16-21 — Apprentice registration--Fee--Supervision of work.

An apprentice shall register with the State Electrical Commission. The State Electrical Commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish and collect a biennial registration fee not to exceed twenty dollars. Biennial fee requirements apply in even-numbered years. The apprentice may not be allowed to work on an installation without personal supervision.

SDCL 36-25-19.2 — Plumbing permit not required in certain situations.

No plumbing permit is required if the plumbing repair work or plumbing fixture replacement:

(1)    Does not involve cutting into or extending existing water and waste systems;

(2)    Is done on buildings that are not connected to a public system of waterworks or sewerage; or

(3)    Is conducted by full-time maintenance personnel on the business premises of an employer.

No plumbing permit is required in any political subdivision where a local plumbing permit has been issued, unless a state-conducted inspection is requested in addition to the local inspection. Any person requesting such inspection is responsible for paying any plumbing permit fee for the requested inspection.