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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 16-9 Registration and examination of gas fitters.">
  <section prefix="§" num="16-9" heading="Registration and examination of gas fitters.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Registration required.">
      <para num="(1)">The installation of gas piping and gas appliances shall be made by a “Master Gas Fitter of Baltimore City” or by a “Journeyman Gas Fitter of Baltimore City” under the supervision of a “Master Gas Fitter of Baltimore City”, both of whom shall be registered as specified below.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Every person or at least 1 member of every firm, or 1 officer of every corporation doing or contracting to do gas fitting work shall be registered as a “Master Gas Fitter”.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Every gas fitter working as a “Journeyman Gas Fitter” shall have a “Journeyman Gas Fitter” registration card.</para>
      <para num="(4)">“Master Gas Fitter” cards shall be issued to individuals and not to a firm or corporation.  A “Master Gas Fitter” may represent only 1 firm or corporation.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Qualifications for Master Gas Fitter.">
      <para num="(1)">Before being registered as a “Master Gas Fitter” the applicant must furnish satisfactory evidence that the applicant has worked at the gas fitting trade for at least 2 years as a “Journeyman Gas Fitter”.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The applicant shall be required to take a written examination testing the applicant’s knowledge of the gas fitting regulations.</para>
      <para num="(3)">If a passing grade of at least 75% is achieved the applicant will be subjected to an oral examination which may be accompanied by a practical demonstration.</para>
      <para num="(4)">The applicant must pass both the oral examination and practical demonstration, if given, to qualify as a "Master Gas Fitter".</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Qualifications for Journeyman Gas Fitter.">
      <para num="(1)">Before being registered as a “Journeyman Gas Fitter” the applicant must furnish satisfactory evidence that:<para num="(i)">he or she has worked at the gas fitting trade for at least 2 years and has attended the gas fitting school sponsored by the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company or an equivalent school; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">he or she has worked at the gas fitting trade exclusively for at least 1 year with a company that provides theoretical and practical training in an approved training program.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The applicant shall be required to take a written examination testing the applicant’s knowledge of the gas fitting regulations.</para>
      <para num="(3)">If a passing grade of at least 75% is achieved, the applicant will be qualified as a “Journeyman Gas Fitter”.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Waiver of test requirement.">In lieu of the above testing requirements, a Master Gas Fitter license or a Journeyman Gas Fitter license may be issued to an applicant:<para num="(1)">who has passed an examination, given by a county or municipality in the State of Maryland, which the Board deems requires the same degree of competency, skill and achievement in the gas fitting field that is required by Baltimore City; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">who has an active license issued by the examining county or municipality and furnishes written verification from the county or municipality that he or she has been actively engaged in business for not less than 1 year immediately prior to the date of filing said application; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the county or municipality reciprocates by issuing licenses of a similar class to licensed gas fitters of Baltimore City, authorizing such licensees to do the same type of work within that county or municipality.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 13, §42</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 80-025</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 82-703</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
