as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to fire protection; authorizing certain 1.3 installations by licensed plumbers; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 2000, section 299M.03. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299M.03, is 1.7 amended to read: 1.8 299M.03 [LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.] 1.9 Subdivision 1. [CONTRACTOR LICENSE.] Except for 1.10 residential installations in a one- or two-family dwelling by a 1.11 plumber licensed in accordance with section 326.40, subdivision 1.12 1, or by the owner of an occupied one- or two-family dwelling, a 1.13 person may not sell, design, install, modify, or inspect a fire 1.14 protection system, its parts, or related equipment, or offer to 1.15 do so, unless annually licensed to perform these duties as a 1.16 fire protection contractor. No license is required under this 1.17 section for a person licensed as a professional engineer under 1.18 section 326.03 who is competent in fire protection system design 1.19 or a person licensed as an alarm and communication contractor 1.20 under section 326.2421 for performing activities authorized by 1.21 that license. 1.22 Subd. 2. [JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATE.] Except for residential 1.23 installations in a one- or two-family dwelling by a plumber 1.24 licensed in accordance with section 326.40, subdivision 1, or by 1.25 the owner of an occupied one- or two-family dwelling, a person 2.1 may not install, connect, alter, repair, or add to a fire 2.2 protection system, under the supervision of a fire protection 2.3 contractor, unless annually certified to perform those duties as 2.4 a journeyman sprinkler fitter or as a registered apprentice 2.5 sprinkler fitter. This subdivision does not apply to a person 2.6 altering or repairing a fire protection system if the system 2.7 uses low pressure water and the system is located in a facility 2.8 regulated under the federal Mine Occupational Safety and Health 2.9 Act.