§ 17-50-301 - Certificate -- Applicant qualifications. - Arkansas Statutes

17-50-301. Certificate -- Applicant qualifications.

(a) Upon proper application to the Commission on Water Well Construction, any person shall be entitled to be registered and to be issued a certificate of registration as a certified water well driller or certified pump installer who shall furnish to the commission proof that he or she:

(1) Is not less than eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) Has knowledge of the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter; and

(4) Has had no less than two (2) years of experience as defined by the commission's rules in the work for which he or she is applying for a certificate of registration.

(b) The commission shall provide examinations and a course of instruction, when required, which each applicant must pass in order to qualify for the certificate of registration.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2005, any person applying to be registered as a certified water well driller or certified pump installer shall have:

(1) Completed the apprenticeship program;

(2) In the past ten (10) years, held a valid certificate of registration from the commission of the type and class for which the applicant is applying; or

(3) A valid certificate from another state of a type and class substantially similar to the type and class for which the person is applying for a period of years that equals the apprenticeship program requirement.