RS 37:1361 – State Plumbing Board, appointments; qualifications; legislative intent; authority A. The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, environment, and general welfare of all those persons who use and rely upon plumbing, and medical gas and vacuum systems for their personal or commercial needs, and […]
RS 37:1362 – Term of office The members of the board shall serve for six years, provided, however, that initially three appointees shall serve for two years, three appointees shall serve for four years, and two appointees shall serve for six years or until their successors are appointed by the governor. Acts 1990, No. 752, […]
RS 37:1363 – Officers of the board The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary-treasurer for two year terms; the election to be held within thirty days of July 1 in each odd-numbered year. The chairman shall vote only in case of a tie. Amended by Acts 1964, […]
RS 37:1364 – Compensation of members Each member of the board shall be reimbursed when actually in attendance at a board meeting or when required to travel for the official authorized business of the board, and such reimbursement shall not exceed seventy-five dollars per day plus actual expenses. Mileage to and from the member’s domicile […]
RS 37:1365 – Domicile of the board The domicile of the board shall be in the city of Baton Rouge; however, the State Plumbing Board may, in its discretion, maintain and establish district offices elsewhere in the state of Louisiana. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 298, §1; Acts 1984, No. 608, §1.
RS 37:1366 – Duties of the board A.(1) The board shall adopt tests of qualification to be possessed by any persons actually engaged in the repair of existing plumbing in one- and two-family dwellings and see that any person engaged in the duties of a tradesman plumber shall possess a tradesman plumber limited license. (2) […]
RS 37:1367 – License required; tradesman, journeyman, and master plumber; medical gas piping installer; medical gas and vacuum systems verifier; water supply protection specialist endorsement; gas fitter and master gas fitter; local examination preempted A.(1) No natural person shall engage in doing the work of a tradesman plumber unless he possesses a tradesman plumber limited […]
RS 37:1368 – Issuance of tradesman, journeyman, and master plumber’s license; medical gas piping and installation license; medical gas and vacuum systems verifier license; water supply protection specialist endorsement; exemption; gas fitter A.(1) The board shall issue a tradesman plumber limited license to any person who meets the following qualifications: (a) Has a current apprentice […]
RS 37:1369 – Temporary working permits Temporary working permits to perform work as a journeyman plumber may be issued as required by R.S. 37:1376 and may be issued to a holder of a state license as a journeyman plumber from a state with like examinations, should that state recognize the Louisiana license, or where other […]
RS 37:1370 – Renewals Every holder of a license or endorsement of such license issued under this Chapter shall renew his license and, if applicable, endorsement each year by payment of the annual renewal fee established by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:1371. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 498, §1; Acts 1995, No. 824, §1.
RS 37:1371 – Fees A.(1) The board may fix and charge reasonable examination, licensing, and renewal fees for tradesman, journeyman, and master plumbers, temporary permit fees for journeyman plumbers, and renewal fees for inactive master plumbers. The board may fix and charge reasonable examination, licensing, and renewal fees for persons engaged in the work or […]
RS 37:1372 – Inspections The board shall at reasonable times and hours inspect plumbing work, medical gas piping installation, gas fitting work, and the work of water supply protection specialists under its jurisdiction to assure compliance with this Chapter. The board may appoint and compensate special enforcement officers for this purpose. Acts 1990, No. 752, […]
RS 37:1373 – Injunctions A. The board may enjoin any person from engaging in doing the work of a tradesman plumber, journeyman plumber, master plumber, medical gas piping installer, medical gas and vacuum systems verifier, gas fitter, master gas fitter, or water supply protection specialist wherever it appears that a person is violating or is […]
RS 37:1374 – Penalty A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. B.(1) Upon receipt of a complaint from a consumer for whom the work was performed, the Louisiana State […]
RS 37:1375 – Applicability of Chapter This Chapter shall apply to: A. All cities, towns, villages, communities and public sewerage and/or water districts in the State of Louisiana. B. All areas within one mile of the boundary of any city or sewer or water districts, referred to above; and all areas within one mile of […]
RS 37:1376 – Exceptions A. Any journeyman who has not been licensed and does his work in a place not previously under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Plumbing Board shall, upon payment of the regular examination fee, be issued a permit to continue the art of plumbing, limited to the area in which he […]
RS 37:1377 – Definitions; exceptions A. Master plumber. A “master plumber” is a natural person who possesses the necessary qualifications and knowledge to plan and lay out plumbing systems; who supervises journeyman plumbers in the installation, alteration, and/or repair of plumbing systems; and who is licensed as such by the board. B.(1) Journeyman plumber. A […]
RS 37:1378 – Revocation of licenses; other disciplinary actions A. The board may, pursuant to the procedures provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license or endorsement issued by the board to any natural person. Grounds for revocation, or lesser disciplinary action, include but are not limited to the […]
RS 37:1379 – Advisory committee There shall be an advisory committee appointed by the Louisiana Pipe Trades Association and the Louisiana Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors, Inc., with each organization appointing five members to the committee. The committee shall have access to all meetings and records of the board and shall have the […]
RS 37:1380 – Insurance requirements for master plumbers A. No master plumber license shall be issued, renewed, or revived until the applicant has provided proof acceptable to the board that insurance has been issued to the employing entity which is designated in accordance with R.S. 37:1367 by an insurer authorized to do business in this […]
