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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="24-201" title_number="24" title_name="Plumbing, Waterworks, and Sewer Construction" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Sewer Cleaning and Sewage Leaks">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “sewer cleaning” means the cleaning or clearing of and the removal of stoppages or obstructions in sanitary sewer lines, pipes, and fixtures.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Sewer cleaning” does not include any installation, maintenance, extension, removal, or alteration of any pipe, sanitary fixture, or other sewer apparatus.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section may not be construed to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>require a person to have a sewer cleaner’s license to clean a sewer on the person’s own property;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>prevent a person from cleaning a sewer on the person’s own property; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>apply to or prohibit the cleaning by any person of a sewer or sanitary fixture of any dwelling, commercial or industrial establishment, or premises owned or operated by the person.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission shall adopt and enforce regulations governing sewer cleaning in sanitary sewer lines, pipes, and fixtures connected to the Commission’s sanitary sewer system.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>To qualify for a sewer cleaner’s license, a person need not be a master plumber.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A sewer cleaner’s license does not authorize the licensee to engage in the plumbing business other than sewer cleaning.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall require that a person other than a licensed master plumber who is engaged in or represents the person to the public as engaged in sewer cleaning be licensed by the Commission;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may require a bond of the licensee to insure compliance with and adherence to the regulations adopted by the Commission;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>may establish qualifications and examine applicants concerning their competency and qualifications for a license under this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>may require a reasonable fee for the issuance and renewal of a license in an amount not more than one–half of the fee charged for a master plumber’s license.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
