WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 546

BY adding to

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

Section 12-101(d), (e), and (j) and 12-302(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

Section 12-301(g) and 12-101(h), 12-301, 12-302(b) and (e), 12-303, 12-304,
12-306 through 12-309, 12-311, 12-312, 12-401, 12-402, 12-501(a), 12-502(a),
and 12-601 through 12-601 12-302(d) 12-302(c) and (d)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Volume and 1992 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 12-101(d), (e), (f), (g), and (i), respectively, of Article
Business Occupations and Professions of the Annotated Code of Maryland be
renumbered to be Section(s) 12-101(f), (g), (h), (i), and (l), respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

12-101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(D) "CERTIFICATE" MEANS A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE BOARD TO
PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION SERVICES.

(E) "CERTIFIED BACKFLOW PREVENTER TECHNICIAN" MEANS AN

INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW
PREVENTION SERVICES.

(J) "PROVIDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION SERVICES" MEANS TO TEST OR
OVERHAUL BACKFLOW PREVENTERS.

[(h)](K) (1) "Provide plumbing services" means to install, maintain, extend,
alter, or remove piping, a plumbing fixture, a plumbing appliance, a plumbing
appurtenance, or other plumbing apparatus:

(i) within or adjacent to a building, structure, or property; and

(ii) in connection with:

1. a public or private disposal system, sanitary drainage facility,
or storm drainage facility;

2. a venting system; or

3. a public or private water supply system.

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