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§ 17-50-301. Certificate — Applicant qualifications

(a) Upon proper application to the Commission on Water Well Construction, a person is entitled to be registered and to be issued a certificate of registration as a certified water well driller or certified pump installer who shall furnish to the commission proof that he or she: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of […]

§ 17-50-302. Certificate — Reciprocity

The Commission on Water Well Construction may issue a certificate of registration to any person who: (1) Applies for such a certificate; (2) Pays the proper registration and testing fees; (3) Passes the applicable test; and (4) Holds a certificate of qualification or registration issued to him or her by proper authority in any state, […]

§ 17-50-303. Certificate — Expiration and renewal

(a) Certificates of registration issued pursuant to this chapter are not transferable and shall expire on July 31 of each year. (b) A certificate of registration may be renewed without examination by making application for a certificate and paying the applicable fee. (c) As a condition for renewal of certificates of registration, the Commission on […]

§ 17-50-304. License requirement — Exemption

(a) Every person who wishes to engage in business as a water well contractor shall obtain from the Commission on Water Well Construction a license to conduct such a business. (b) The license requirement shall not apply to any person who performs labor or services at the direction and under the personal supervision of a […]

§ 17-50-305. License — Application and issuance

(a) (1) The Commission on Water Well Construction may adopt, and from time to time amend or repeal, rules governing applications for water well contractor licenses. (2) The commission shall license as a water well contractor any person properly making application on a form prepared and furnished by the commission. (b) Any person whose application […]

§ 17-50-307. License — Expiration and renewal

(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this subchapter are not transferable and shall expire on July 31 of each year. (b) As a condition for license renewal the Commission on Water Well Construction may require the licensee or its agent to complete a program of continuing education. (c) (1) (A) The water well contractor shall renew […]

§ 17-50-308. License — Suspension and revocation

(a) Whenever the Commission on Water Well Construction, after notice and hearing, determines that the holder of a license issued pursuant to this subchapter has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it, the commission is authorized to suspend or revoke the license. (b) The commission shall serve any order […]

§ 17-50-309. Bond

(a) All water well contractors shall abide by the licensing laws of Arkansas and shall post a water well contractor’s bond. (b) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall establish and promulgate rules establishing the amount of water well contractor’s bonds based on a water well contractor’s past performance or violations of the rules of […]

§ 17-50-310. Rig permits

(a) (1) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall issue rig permits if the water well contractor has: (A) A valid license; (B) Made proper application for a rig permit; and (C) Paid the required fee. (2) Rig permits shall not be transferable and shall expire July 31 of each year. (b) (1) (A) The […]

§ 17-50-311. Fees

(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall establish and collect fees not to exceed the maximum amounts as follows: (1) Contractor’s license — well drilling $200.00 (2) Contractor’s license — pump installer 200.00 (3) Contractor’s license — well drilling and pump installer 400.00 (4) Rig permit fee 160.00 (5) Registration fee — well driller […]

§ 17-50-312. Apprenticeship program

(a) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall develop an apprenticeship program to assist persons applying for registration and having a minimum level of knowledge, skills, and abilities for the type or class of registration for which they are applying. (b) (1) The apprenticeship program shall include the following: (A) Registration and issuance of a […]