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AR Code § 17-50-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-201. Creation — Members

 (a) There is created a Commission on Water Well Construction which shall exercise its duties as provided by this chapter.  (b) The commission shall consist of seven (7) members, composed of:  (1) The Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her designated representative;  (2) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or his or her designated representative;  (3)  (A) One (1) person engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, or supplying heat pumps which require heat pump wells.  (B) The person shall be recommended by the Arkansas Heat Pump Association or the EnviroEnergy Group, Inc. or another groundwater source industry association.  (C) The person shall be a licensed HVACR contractor under § 17-33-101 et seq., and shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; and    (4)  (A) Four (4) persons who are, by trade, water well drillers.  (B) The water well drilling members shall be:  (i) Two (2) water well drillers whose principal place of business is southeast of the fall line in Arkansas, and who are actively engaged in the construction of water wells and pump installation in the Mississippi Embayment or Gulf Coastal Plain as represented on the geologic map of Arkansas; and  (ii) Two (2) water well drillers whose principal place of business is northwest of the fall line in Arkansas and who are actively engaged in the construction of water wells and pump installation business in the Ozark Region, Arkansas River Valley, or Ouachita Mountain Region as represented on the geologic map of Arkansas.    (C) These members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate and shall be certified under the provisions of §§ 17-50-301 and 17-50-302.  (D) No person may be appointed as a water well driller member of the commission unless his or her principal place of business is at least twenty (20) miles in a straight line from any other water well driller members.      (c) Terms of office shall commence on January 15 and shall end on January 14 of the fifth year following the year in which the term commenced.  (d) Any vacancies arising on the membership of the commission for any reason other than expiration of the regular terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, to be effective until the expiration of the regular terms, subject, however, to the confirmation of the Senate when it is next in session.  (e) The five (5) business and trade members of the commission may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-50-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-202. Employees

 The Commission on Water Well Construction may:   (1) Allocate funds to the Department of Agriculture to employ an executive secretary who shall be an employee of the department;  (2) Contract for legal and engineering services necessary to perform its powers and duties under the provisions of this chapter and fix their salaries within such limitations as may be provided by law; and  (3) Allocate funds to the department to provide legal and engineering services necessary to perform the powers and duties of the commission under the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-203. Office

 The Department of Agriculture or the department's designee shall house the office of the Commission on Water Well Construction.
AR Code § 17-50-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-204. Powers and duties

 (a) The Commission on Water Well Construction shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter and shall adopt, and from time to time amend or repeal, necessary rules governing the installation, construction, repair, and abandonment of water wells and pumping equipment. With respect thereto, it shall:  (1) Hold public hearings in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.;  (2) Issue such orders and take such other actions as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto;  (3) Establish procedures and forms for the submission, review, approval, and rejection of applications, notifications, and reports required under this chapter;  (4) Prepare subject matter for examinations to test the knowledge and skills of:  (A) Water well drillers in the construction, alteration, and repair of water wells, including proper sealing and abandonment of water wells, and the rules of this chapter;  (B) Pump installers in the planning, installation, operation, and repair of pumping equipment and water wells including sealing and abandonment, pumping efficiency, and the rules of this chapter; and  (C) Other persons who by trade install, alter, construct, or repair water wells and related equipment and who are eligible for license or certificate;    (5) Adopt, amend, or repeal, and publish rules governing examinations;  (6) Authorize the Department of Agriculture to:  (A) Hold examinations of applicants for certificates of registration at least one (1) time a year;  (B) Grade all tests and examinations for certificates of registration; and  (C) Issue licenses, permits, or certificates for the type or class of well construction or repair or pump installation; and    (7) Perform such other duties as are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.    (b) The commission may adopt and procure a seal for its official use.
AR Code § 17-50-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-205. Inspections

 (a) The Department of Agriculture is authorized to inspect any water well or abandoned water well. Department employees may at reasonable times enter upon, and shall be given access to, any premises for the purpose of inspection.  (b) Upon the basis of such inspections, if the Commission on Water Well Construction finds that applicable laws or rules have not been complied with or that a health hazard exists, the commission shall disapprove the water well. If disapproved, no water well shall thereafter be used until brought into compliance and any health hazard is eliminated.  (c) Any person aggrieved by the disapproval of a water well shall be afforded the opportunity of a hearing before the commission.
AR Code § 17-50-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-206. Disposition of funds

 All fees, civil penalties, or payments of any type collected by the Commission on Water Well Construction under this chapter shall be deposited into one (1) or more banks qualifying for the deposit of public funds to be used by the commission for the proper administration of this chapter. The deposits shall be audited under the rules prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 17-50-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-207. Injunctions — Liability of members

 (a) The Commission on Water Well Construction is authorized to seek in a court of competent jurisdiction an injunction, whether permanent or temporary, upon affidavit to prevent any person, business, corporation, or other legal entity from violating any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the commission under the authority of this chapter. Such injunctions shall be issued without bond.  (b) The issuance of any injunction shall not preclude any criminal prosecution for violations of this chapter.  (c) The members of the commission, when acting in good faith, shall not be personally liable for any proceedings taken under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-208. Proceedings before commission

 (a) The Commission on Water Well Construction is empowered, by majority vote, to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to require their attendance in the giving of testimony before it, and to require the production of books, papers, and records in any proceeding before the commission as may be pertinent to any questions lawfully before the commission. The subpoena shall be served by the sheriff or any other officer authorized by law to serve process in this state.  (b) In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with any subpoena issued by the commission, or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify or answer as to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, the circuit court of the county where the person is domiciled or is engaged in business or where the records are filed, on application of the commission, may issue an order to compel the person to comply with the subpoena and to attend before the commission and produce the documents and give his or her testimony upon matters, as may be lawfully required.  (c) The court shall have the power to punish for contempt as in case of disobedience of like subpoena issued by or from the court, or for a refusal to testify therein.
AR Code § 17-50-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 2 - Commission on Water Well Construction|§ 17-50-209. Investigations

 When engaged in any investigation, any employee of the Department of Agriculture shall have the power to administer oaths and to take depositions of persons relevant to any investigations for violations of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 age;  (2) [Repealed.]  (3) Has knowledge of the rules adopted under this chapter; and  (4)  (A) Has experience as defined by the commission's rules in the work for which he or she is applying for a certificate of registration.  (B) An applicant may satisfy the requirement under subdivision (a)(4)(A) of this section by:  (i) Completing the commission's apprenticeship program;  (ii) Holding a valid certificate of registration from the commission, within the past ten (10) years, of the type and class for which the applicant is applying; or  (iii) Providing a valid certificate from another state of a type and class substantially similar to the type and class for which the applicant is applying for the period of time equal to the requirement for the apprenticeship program.        (b) The commission shall provide examinations and a course of instruction, when required, that each applicant must pass in order to qualify for the certificate of registration.
AR Code § 17-50-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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, territory, or possession of the United States or of any other country if:  (A) The registration standard under which the certificate was issued is of a standard not lower than that specified by the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the commission promulgated pursuant to the provisions hereof; and  (B) That particular state, territory, or possession of the United States or other country extends similar privileges to the persons registered under the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 Water Well Construction may require the person holding the certificate to complete a program of continuing education.  (d) If any person issued a certificate of registration under this chapter shall fail to make application for renewal thereof within one (1) year after the expiration of the certificate of registration, the certificate of registration of the person shall be renewed only upon application, examination, and payment of the applicable fee plus a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
AR Code § 17-50-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 licensed water well contractor.  (c) A land owner installing pumping equipment in a water well owned by him or her for his or her own use is exempted from the licensing requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 for a license to engage in business as a water well contractor has been denied may request, and shall be granted, a hearing in the county where the complainant has his or her place of business before an appropriate officer of the commission.  (c) No application for a license issued pursuant to § 17-50-304 may be made within one (1) year after revocation thereof.
AR Code § 17-50-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 17-50-306. License — Display

 The licensee shall conspicuously display his or her license at his or her principal place of business.
AR Code § 17-50-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 the license annually by applying no later than thirty (30) days after the expiration date and paying the applicable fee.  (B) When the water well contractor submits the renewal materials and fee, the commission shall extend the validity of the current license until the water well contractor receives the new license or the applicant is notified by the commission that it has refused to renew the license.    (2) After August 31 of each year, a license will be renewed only upon application and payment of the applicable fee plus a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).
AR Code § 17-50-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 issued pursuant to this section upon the licensee by:  (1) Certified mail with return receipt requested; or  (2) Personal service.    (c) Any such order shall become effective upon return of receipt to the commission.  (d) Any person aggrieved by any order issued after the hearing may appeal within thirty (30) days to the circuit court of the county where that person resides or to the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
AR Code § 17-50-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 this chapter, construction methods, type or class of construction, and business practices.  (c) In no instance shall this bond be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) unless exempted by other provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-50-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 water well contractor must renew the rig permit annually by applying no later than thirty (30) days after the expiration date and paying the required fee.  (B) After receiving the renewal materials and fee, the commission shall extend the validity of the current rig permit until the water well contractor receives:  (i) The new rig permit; or  (ii) Notice that the commission has refused to renew the rig permit.      (2) After August 31 of each year, the commission shall only renew a rig permit upon application and payment of the applicable fee plus a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).    (c)  (1) No water well contractor shall operate a rig or permit an employee to operate a rig unless the water well contractor holds a valid rig permit issued by the commission.  (2) The water well contractor shall obtain a separate permit for each rig operated by the water well contractor during the permit year.    (d)  (1) The commission shall issue permits composed of weatherproof material.  (2) The water well contractor shall firmly and conspicuously attach the permit to the rig for which it was issued.
AR Code § 17-50-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 150.00  (6) Registration fee — pump installer 150.00  (7) Registration fee — apprentice 150.00    (b) The commission shall not reduce fees for any license or rig permit even though it may be valid for less than a full license or permit year.  (c) The commission is authorized to establish and receive fees for the cost incurred in rendering services and material, provided the fees reflect the reasonable cost to the commission. The commission shall establish the fees as set forth in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (d) The commission shall have the authority to set fees not to exceed the maximums set in subsection (a) of this section.
AR Code § 17-50-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Licenses, and Permits|§ 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 certificate of apprenticeship for the type or class of registration for which the apprentice will be applying; and  (B) Supervision of the apprentice by a person holding a valid certificate or certificates of registration of the type or class for which the apprentice will be applying.    (2) The supervising certificate holder shall report to the commission at the time of certificate of apprenticeship registration renewal that the apprentice is successfully obtaining the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for the type or class of certificate for which the apprentice will be applying.  (3) The apprenticeship program requirement shall not exceed four (4) years.
AR Code § 17-50-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 50 - Water Well Constructors|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Water Well Rig Confiscation Act|§ 17-50-401. Title

 This subchapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Water Well Rig Confiscation Act”.