2006 Minnesota Statutes

326.60 LICENSING IN CERTAIN CITIES; QUALIFICATIONS; RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Licensing in certain cities. In any city or town now or hereafter having a
population of 5,000 or more according to the last federal census, no person, firm, or corporation
shall engage in or work at the business of water conditioning installation or servicing after January
1, 1970, unless (a) at all times a person licensed as a water conditioning contractor by the state
commissioner of health shall be responsible for the proper water conditioning installation and
servicing work of such person, firm, or corporation, and (b) all installations, other than exchanges
of portable equipment, are actually made by a licensed water conditioning contractor or licensed
water conditioning installer. Anyone not so licensed may do water conditioning work which
complies with the provisions of the minimum standard prescribed by the state commissioner of
health on premises or that part of premises owned and actually occupied by the worker as a
residence, unless otherwise forbidden to do so by a local ordinance.
    Subd. 2. Qualifications for licensing. A water conditioning contractor license shall be
issued only to a person who has demonstrated skill in planning, superintending, and servicing
water conditioning installations. A water conditioning installer license shall only be issued to a
person other than a water conditioning contractor who has demonstrated practical knowledge
of water conditioning installation.
    Subd. 3. Rules. The state commissioner of health shall:
(a) prescribe rules, not inconsistent herewith, for the licensing of water conditioning
contractors and installers;
(b) license water conditioning contractors and installers;
(c) prescribe rules not inconsistent herewith for the examining of water conditioning
contractors and installers prior to first granting a license as a water conditioning contractor or
water conditioning installer; and
(d) collect an examination fee from each examinee for a license as a water conditioning
contractor and a fee from each examinee for a license as a water conditioning installer in an
amount prescribed by the state commissioner of health pursuant to section 144.122. A water
conditioning installer must successfully pass the examination for water conditioning contractors
before being licensed as a water conditioning contractor.
History: 1969 c 898 s 4; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1974 c 471 s 16; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1980 c 487
s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444