2005 Idaho Code - 54-2602 — EXCEPTIONS

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 26
                            PLUMBING AND PLUMBERS
    54-2602.  EXCEPTIONS. Certificate of competency requirements of this
chapter shall not be deemed to apply to:
    (a)  Any person who does plumbing work in a single or duplex family
dwelling, including accessory buildings, quarters and grounds in connection
with such dwelling; provided that such person owns or is a contract purchaser
of the premises, and provided further that such person shall comply with the
minimum standards and rules applicable to plumbing practices provided by this
chapter.
    (b)  Farm buildings located outside the incorporated limits of any city
unless such buildings are connected to a public water or sewer system; and a
farm is hereby defined to be an agricultural unit on which the owner or
occupant resides and from which the owner or occupant derives his principal
income and livelihood.
    (c)  Logging, mining or construction camps when plumbing installations are
made to conform with the recommendations of the department of health and
welfare.
    (d)  Piping systems in industrial processing plants located outside the
incorporated limits of any city unless such systems are connected to a public
water or sewer system.
    (e)  Work on plumbing systems on premises owned or operated by an employer
who regularly employs maintenance or construction plumbers, provided that
alterations, extensions and new construction shall comply with the minimum
standards and rules applicable to plumbing practices provided by this chapter.
    (f)  Nothing contained in this section or any other provision of this code
shall be construed or applied to require a sewer contractor, sewage disposal
contractor, or any excavating or utility contractor who generally engages in
the business of installing, altering or repairing sewers, private and public
sewage disposal systems, and water distribution and/or drainage lines outside
the foundation walls of any building or structure, to obtain a valid
contractor's certificate of competency or to employ only journeymen plumbers
possessing a valid journeyman plumber's certificate of competency or
registration, or to in any way require that his employees be registered,
licensed or declared competent by the board.
    (g)  Water treatment installations and repairs when installed in
residential or business properties, provided the same when installed, repaired
or completed, shall be inspected by a designated, qualified and properly
identified agent of the division of building safety as to quality of
workmanship and compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
    (h)  Plumbing work within modular buildings as defined in section 39-4105,
Idaho Code, that are constructed in the state of Idaho for installation on
building sites outside the state; provided however, that no modular building
shall be installed on a building site in the state of Idaho until it has been
approved and bears the insignia of approval of the division as being in
compliance with the requirements set forth in section 39-4121, Idaho Code.
    Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation making water
treatment installations and/or repairs in accordance with the provisions of
this act shall maintain a surety bond in the amount of two thousand dollars
($2,000).