Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 370-S. F. No. 576
A BILL


Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That Chapter 349, SEES
sion Laws Of 1888, Section /, be
amended to read as follows:
Section l. ca The State Board
Of Health may by regulation pres
cribe minimum standards which
shall be uniform, and which STAN
dards shall thereafter be effective
for all new plumbing installations
including additions, extensions, al
terations and requirements connect
ed with any water or sewerage dis
posal system, owned or operated by
or for any municipality, institution
factory, office building, hotel, apart
ment building or any other place
of business, regardless Of location or
the population of the city, village or
town in which located. Such regu-
lations, upon approval of the Attor-
ney General and their legal publ
cation, shall have the force of law
and the violation of any part there
of shall constitute a misdemeanor.
sob The Board shall administer
the provisions of this Act, and for
such purposes may employ plumb
ing inspectors and other assistants"
Section 2. That Chapter 349, Ses-
sion Laws of 1888, Section 2, be
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Any city or village,
having system Of water works or
sewerage, may, by ordinance, adopt
local regulations providing for
plumbing permits, bonds, approval
of plans, and inspections Of plumb
ing, which regulations are not in
conflict with the plumbing standards
on the same subject prescribed by
the State Board of Health. But no
city or village shall prohibit plumb
ers licensed by the State Board of
Health from engaging in or working
at the business, except cities which
prior to April 81, 1888, by ordinance
required the licensing of plumbers. u
Section 8. That Chapter $40, Ses-
sion Laws of 1888, Section 4, be
to read as follows:
Section 4. (a) In any city or vii
lage now or hereafter having 5000
or more population, according to the
last Federal or State census, and
having system of water works or
sewerage, no person, firm or COR
poration shall engage in or work at
the business of a master plumber or
Journeyman plumber unless l.cens-
ed to do 50 by the State Board of
Health. A master plumber may also
work as a journeyman plumber.
Provided, that anyone not so licens-
ed may do plumbing work which
complies with the provisions of the
standards prescribed by
the State Board of Health on prem
lses or that part of premises own
ed and actually occupied by him as
his residence, unless otherwise for
bldden to do so by a local ordin-
ance.
"(b) In any such city or village
no person, firm or corporation shall
engage in the business of installing
plumbing nor install plumbing in
connection with the dealing in and
selling of plumbing material and
supplies unless at all times a l.cens-
ed master plumber, who shall be re-
sponSible for proper installation, is
in charge of the plumbing work of
such persons, firm or corporation.
"(c) The State Board of Health
shall prescribe rules and regulations
not inconsistent herewith for the
examination and licensing of plumb
ers."
Section 4. That Chapter 349, Ses-
sion Laws of 1888, Section 5, be
amended to read as follows:
Section S. (a) A journeyman
plumber is any other than a master
plumber, who, as his principal &C.
cupation, Is engaged as an employee
Of, or otherwise working under the
direction Of, a master plumber, in
the practical installation of plumb
ing.
"(b) A master plumber is any
person skilled in the planning, sup
erintending and the practical install
lation of plumbing and otherwise
lawfully qualified to contract for
plumbing installations and conduct
the business of plumbing, and fam
liar with the laws, rules and regu-
lations governing the same.
"(c) A plumbers apprentice is
any person other than journey
man or master plumber, who, as his
principal occupation is engaged in
working as an employee of a master
plumber under the immediate and
personal supervision of either
master or journeyman plumber in
earning and assisting in the install
alton of plumbing"
Section 5. That Chapter 349, Ses-
sion Laws of 1888, Section Z, be
to read as follows:
Section Z. (a) Application for
plumbers license shall be made to
he State Board of Health, with
fees. Unless the applicant is en-
titled to a renewal, he shall be
licensed by the State Board of
Health only after passing a salts
factory examination by the eXamin-
,rs showing fitness. Fees for jour-
1eyman shall be two dollars for eX-
and one dollar for re-
1ewal, and for the master plumber
$500 for examination and $500
,or renewal. Licenses shall expire
December 31st, but may be renewed
lpon application made the following
January or February, but If in Feb
'uary only upon payment OF an ad-
iitional fee Of one dollar for q