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Plumbing License Master

In the interest of public health, sanitation, and safety, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of plumbing, to do or perform any plumbing work or to make any plumbing installation for which a permit is required as a master plumber or journeyman plumber without first having been examined, certified and obtained a certificate of competency as such by the board created under division 2 of this article, or without having registered as an apprentice plumber as hereinafter provided in this article. "To engage in business" as used in this article shall mean "to hold or be held out to the public for hire" in the plumbing business.

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Requirements

What Are The Requirements?

The applicant for a master plumber's certificate of competency must show, upon due examination, that the applicant presenting himself is of good moral character and has a satisfactory knowledge of plumbing and the laws pertaining thereto as regulated by this Code and the ordinances of the city governing the same, and he shall have a satisfactory knowledge of the fundamentals of plumbing and particularly with respect to the use and function of fixtures, soil pipes, vent pipes, drainage systems, water systems, plumbing ventilation and plumbing sanitation. The applicant shall show evidence of five (5) years actual work in the plumbing trade.

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Any person who has passed the examination by the board created under division 2 of this article and is otherwise qualified to engage in work as a master plumber or a journeyman plumber shall be issued a certificate of competency by the board upon payment of the following fee:

FeesRates
Master employer plumber  (per two year cycle) $215.00

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