4024

VETOES

the plumbing business, as provided in this subtitle of this
article; and no person shall be qualified to work at the plumbing
business in this State unless he has made application to and
received from the State Board of Commissioners of Practical
Plumbing the certificate of competence described in § 449 of this
article and is otherwise qualified as required by this subtitle
of this article. Any person or firm engaged in the plumbing
business in this State, and the superintendent, manager, agent or
other officer of any corporation engaged in the plumbing business
in this State, who shall employ any person to work at the
plumbing business who is not qualified as required by this
subtitle of this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten
dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, for every day or part of
every day that such employer shall employ such workman. And any
person or firm not engaged in the plumbing business in this
State, and the superintendent, manager, agent or other officer of
any corporation not engaged in the plumbing business in this
State, who shall employ any person to do plumbing work in this
State, knowing the person so employed is not qualified to work at
the plumbing business as required by this subtitle of this
article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than ten dollars, nor more than
fifty dollars, for every day or part of every day that such
employer shall so employ such workman.

(B) (1) A PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION ENGAGING IN THE
BUSINESS OF PRACTICAL PLUMBING UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT
UNDERTAKE TO DO ANY PLUMBING WORK WITHIN THIS STATE OR ANY
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE UNLESS THE PERSON, FIRM, OR
CORPORATION CARRIES GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE IN A MINIMUM
AMOUNT OF $300,000 AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE IN A MINIMUM
AMOUNT OF $100,000, OR SELF-INSURES IN EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS UNDER
THE STANDARDS FOR SELF-INSURANCE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

(2)  PROOF OF INSURANCE SHALL BE SHOWN BEFORE THE
ISSUANCE OR THE RENEWAL OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY.

(3)  PROOF OF GENERAL LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
INSURANCE OBTAINED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
RELIEVE THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER FROM ANY REQUIREMENT TO FURNISH A
SEPARATE SURETY BOND IN ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION UNDER LOCAL
PRACTICAL PLUMBING REQUIREMENTS.

(4)  NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GENERAL LIABILITY
INSURANCE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE MUST BE FORWARDED TO:

(I)  THE STATE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
PRACTICAL PLUMBING WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE CANCELLATION DATE; AND

(II)  EACH BOARD OR COMMISSION TO WHOM THE
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE WAS PRESENTED.

(5)  INACTIVE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ARE EXEMPT FROM
THESE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.