HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CHAPTER 19

(Senate Bill 633)

AN ACT concerning

Washington County - Plumbing Certificates

FOR the purpose of repealing certain powers of the Washington
County plumbing board regarding issuance of certain plumbing
certificates and permits; providing that the board shall
issue certain certificates to any person who passes certain
examinations administered by the State; and generally
relating to the Washington County plumbing board's powers.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 56 - Licenses
Section 459(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1983 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

459.

The provisions of this subtitle shall not apply to
Washington County, except as hereinafter provided:

(1) There shall be a Washington County plumbing board
which shall consist of five members. Two of the members shall be
master plumbers residing in the county, and they shall be
appointed annually by the County Commissioners of Washington
County. The County Commissioners shall also select annually two
members from among the residents of the county. The compensation
of these four members shall be as provided by the County
Commissioners. The compensation shall be paid, to the extent
possible, from the fees of applicants for certificates or
permits. The Washington County health officer shall be the fifth
member of the board, and he shall receive no additional
compensation for serving as a member of the board.

The Washington County plumbing board shall have the sole
power to grant certificates [and permits to persons desiring to
work at the plumbing business in Washington County in the same
form and manner as certificates and permits are granted by the
State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing]. THE BOARD