Montana Code Annotated 1999

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     37-69-306. Examination -- issuance of license. (1) An applicant for a license to work in the field of plumbing shall be examined as to his qualifications by the department, subject to 37-1-101(4). The department shall examine each applicant for a license to determine his skill and qualifications as a master plumber or journeyman plumber.
     (2) The applicant, upon successfully passing the examination prescribed by the board, shall be issued a license authorizing him to engage in the field of plumbing as a master plumber or journeyman plumber in the state of Montana.
     (3) In the case of a firm or corporation, the examination and issuance of a license to an individual of the firm or to a principal of the firm or corporation satisfies the requirements of this chapter as to master plumbers but not as to journeyman plumbers. No individual, firm, or corporation may do the work of a master plumber unless licensed under this chapter.
     (4) In addition to the temporary permits authorized in 37-1-305, the board may, on a case-by-case basis at the board's discretion and in accordance with criteria determined by the board, renew a temporary practice permit for a person who fails the first license examination for which the person is eligible but who submits a temporary practice permit renewal application to the board stating that the person intends to retake the license examination on the next available date.

     History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 203, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 185, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 143, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 186, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 229, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 439, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 497, L. 1975; Sec. 66-2403, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 203, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 230, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 497, L. 1975; Sec. 66-2404, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2403(2), 66-2404(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 203, L. 1999.

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