HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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adjacent to a dwelling house FOR 1, 1, OR 3, SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.
"Home improvement" also includes the replacement, installation,
and connection of dishwashers, disposals, and refrigerators with
icemakers to existing exposed household plumbing lines. "Home
improvement" shall not include (i) the construction of a new home
building or work done by a contractor in compliance with a
guarantee of completion of a new building project, (ii) the sale
of goods or materials by a seller who neither arranges to perform
nor performs directly or indirectly any work or labor in
connection with the installation of or application of the goods
or materials, or (iii) any replacement, installation, or
connection of appliances to existing exposed plumbing lines that
requires alteration of the existing lines. Without regard to
the extent of affixation, "home improvement" includes the
installation of central heating or. air-conditioning systems,
storm windows, awnings, or fire alarms.

256.

No contractor's, subcontractor's, or salesman's license
[shall] MAY be required of any person when acting in the
particular capacity or particular type of transaction set forth
in this section:

(1)  An individual who performs labor or services for
a contractor, or subcontractor, for wages or salary and who does
not act in the capacity of salesman for the contractor.

(2)  A plumber, electrician, architect or any other
such person who is required by State or local law to attain
standards of competency or experience as a prerequisite to
engaging in such craft or profession, and who is acting
exclusively within the scope of the craft or profession for which
he is currently licensed pursuant to such other law. The
installation of central heating or air-conditioning systems by
such a person shall be deemed within the scope of such person's
craft or profession. No salesman's license shall be required of
the salesman in regard to such a transaction.

(3)  Any retail clerk, clerical or other employee of a
licensed contractor WHO IS NOT A SALESMAN, as to a transaction on
the premises of the contractor; and any solicitor for a
contractor who makes contact with an owner by telephone only.

257.

(g) Temporary licenses may be issued by the executive
director, in accordance with rules or regulations adopted by the
Commission, to any applicant for a license who files an
application in proper form and pays [the annual license fee] ALL
REQUIRED FEES. A temporary license shall automatically expire at
the time the Commission either refuses to issue or grants a
license, and shall be subject to termination by the executive
director at any time prior to action by the Commission.