1246                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 740

(a)    The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is hereby
authorized and directed to adopt, promulgate and revise, from time
to time, and enforce rules and regulations governing the cleaning or
clearing of, and the removal of stoppages or obstructions in, (all
hereinafter referred to as sewer cleaning) sanitary sewer lines, pipes
and fixtures connected to the Commission's sanitary sewerage sys-
tem, within the Sanitary District and OR on premises connected to the
Commission's system. The Commission shall require that any per-
son, firm or corporation engaged in or holding HIMSELF OR itself out
to the public as engaged in sewer clearing CLEANING within the
Sanitary District or on premises connected to the Commission's sani-
tary sewerage system, be licensed by the Commission, and may require
a bond of the licensee to issue INSURE compliance with an adherence
to the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission. The Commis-
sion may prescribe qualifications and examine applicants concerning
their competency and qualifications for a license hereunder, and may
require a reasonable fee for the license and renewals thereof in an
amount not more than one-half (½) of the fee charged for a master
plumber's license. In order to qualify for a sewer cleaner's license a
person need not be a master plumber, but the license for sewer clean-
ing shall not permit or authorize any installation, maintenance, exten-
sion, removal or alteration of any pipe, sanitary fixture or other
sewer apparatus, nor shall a license for sewer cleaning authorize
the licensee to engage in the plumbing business unless he be other-
wise qualified and possess the license required of plumbers. NO FUR-
THER LICENSE SHALL BE REQUIRED OF A MASTER PLUMB-
ER, HOWEVER, TO ENGAGE IN SEWER CLEANING ACTIVI-
TIES. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of
sewer cleaning of sewer pipes or appurtenances thereof connected to
the Commission's sanitary sewerage system unless he OR IT first
obtains a license from the Commission, but this provision shall not
apply to nor prohibit the cleaning by any person, firm or corporation
of a sewer or sanitary fixture of a single ANY dwelling, commercial
or industrial establishment or premise owned or operated by it OR
HIM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO TEST OR OTHER
DEMONSTRATION OF QUALIFICATION SHALL BE REQUIRED
OF ANY PERSON WHO IS ENGAGED IN THE SEWER CLEAN-
ING BUSINESS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT AND
WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVIELY ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SUCH
BUSINESS SINCE JANUARY 1, 1961, AND WHO MAKES APPLI-
CATION TO THE COMMISSION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31,
1961, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL BE GRANTED A LICENSE
BY THE COMMISSION UPON MAKING APPLICATION THERE-
FOR AND PAYING THE FEE AND FILING THE BOND WHICH
MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSION.

(b)   Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the
provisions of this section or violating the regulations adopted here-
under by the Commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punish-
able, as are other misdemeanors under this sub-title, as specified in

Section 1601 (74-66).

(c) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED OR
APPLIED TO REQUIRE A SEWER CLEANER'S LICENSE OF A
PERSON WHO IS PERFORMING ANY OF THE WORK DE-
SCRIBED HEREIN ON AND TO HIS OWN PROPERTY, OR TO