§ 9-54. Qualifications for specialty plumbers.

(a)

Any person who engages in or performs, or who desires or intends to engage in or perform, a particular type of work or activity included within the plumbing trade may make application to the board for certification as a specialty plumber.

(b)

In order to be eligible to receive certification from the board as a specialty plumber, the applicant shall demonstrate possession of the skill, knowledge, ability, and experience to perform, plan, lay out, and supervise all work associated with, performed, or done in connection with the specialty plumbing class or category for which the applicant is seeking certification, all in compliance with the building code and all other applicable codes and regulations.

(c)

A person certified as a specialty plumber by the board may act as a qualifying agent for a business organization that engages in or performs, or that intends or desires to engage in or perform, work in the specialty plumbing class or category for which the person is certified within Broward County, Florida.

(d)

A person or business organization that is issued a current active specialty plumbing contractor's certificate of competency by the board shall, as long as certification is maintained, have the right to apply for and obtain building permits from, and perform and supervise work in, the specialty plumbing class or category for which the person is certified by the board within any municipality or unincorporated area within Broward County, Florida.

(e)

In all instances where practical experience in a specialty plumbing class or category is required in order for an applicant to be eligible to be certified in the specialty class or category, the board may, in its sole discretion, consider an applicant's formal or vocational education as practical experience.

(f)

It shall be the responsibility of a specialty plumber qualifying a business organization to ensure that the employee status of all persons involved in performing work for the business organization shall be determined using the same tests and in the same manner as the IRS, State workers' compensation, and State unemployment laws and rules.

(Ord. No. 78-9, § 1, 1-18-78; Ord. No. 2010-15, § 3, 4-13-10)