No person shall be examined unless he or she shall have had an experience of at least five years as a journeyman plumber and is able to furnish satisfactory evidence of such fact.
A. 
Persons applying for examination for certificate of competency shall, before being examined, file with the Board an application as may be prescribed by the Board and shall furnish to the examiners such information as they may require concerning the applicant's fitness and qualifications to receive a certificate as aforesaid. All applications must be under oath.
B. 
Each applicant shall be required to furnish two vouchers who shall sign under oath on forms prescribed by the Board certifying to the time the applicant has been employed by them as a journeyman plumber. Such vouchers, at the time of signing applications, must be lawfully engaged in the plumbing business.
C. 
The Board shall refuse to receive an application from any person who, at the time of making application, may be unlawfully engaged in the plumbing business.
D. 
All applications will expire and be canceled after a period of one year if the applicant does not appear for examination within that period.
A. 
The examination of the Examining Board of Plumbers shall be two parts, namely, a practical test to determine the applicant's skill as a journeyman and a written examination. The written examination shall consist of questions and be planned so as to determine the applicant's fitness and qualifications to engage in the business of master or employing plumber.
B. 
All examinations shall be written by the applicant and must be in English.
C. 
The time and place of holding examinations shall be left to the discretion of the Board. Ample notice shall be given to applicants.
D. 
Persons who pass the test as prescribed by the Board shall be eligible to receive a certificate of competency.
E. 
An applicant who fails in the practical test shall not be eligible for another test until the expiration of three months. Should he or she fail in the second test, he or she shall not be eligible for a third test until the expiration of six months, and, failing in the third test, he or she shall not be eligible for a fourth test until the expiration of one year. An applicant who fails in the written examination shall not be eligible for reexamination until the expiration of one month. Should he or she fail in the second examination, he or she shall not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of three months; should he or she fail in the third examination, he or she shall not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of six months, and should he or she fail in the fourth examination he or she shall not be eligible for another examination until the expiration of one year.
Before issuing a certificate of competency, the Board shall inquire into the applicant's fitness and qualifications and may further require the applicant to submit, under oath, such evidence in addition to the examination and test hereinbefore provided as will satisfy the Board that he or she is a person of good repute, character and responsibility and otherwise qualified to engage in the business of plumbing.
A. 
Examination fees. Each applicant for examination shall pay the fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees before the application can be reported to the Examining Board of Plumbers. In the case of an applicant failing to pass the examination, no part of this fee will be returned to the applicant. Where an applicant has paid the required fee for examination and has failed to pass, for each subsequent examination, he or she shall pay a reduced fee fixed by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. 
Metal plate. Applicants who pass the examination of the Board and receive a certificate of competency will be required, upon engaging in business in the Village of Mineola, to obtain a metal plate or sign, the fee for which shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
C. 
Waiver. Where the applicant is, at the time of making the application, a master or employing plumber, and if he or she shall maintain his or her principal place of business in another municipality and shall submit a certified copy of a certificate of competency issued by the Examining Board of Plumbers of such municipality, examination will be waived, provided such municipality has signified in writing its willingness to reciprocate in like manner with the Examining Board of Plumbers of the Incorporated Village of Mineola. No certificate of competency issued by any municipality shall be recognized unless the records of the Examining Board of Plumbers that issued the certificate of competency show to the satisfaction of the Examining Board of Plumbers that such certificate of competency was obtained only after a complete examination. When a certificate of competency is exhibited, the same shall be accompanied by a registration card dated for the same year the application is made. No plate will be issued unless the applicant operates a shop in the Village of Mineola.
D. 
Registration; expiration; renewal. All licensed or registered plumbers shall register in the month of January of each year, as all registration cards expire on December 31st in the year they have been issued and may be renewed within 30 days preceding such expiration. Such renewals shall be for one year from January 1 of each year. The fee for registration shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
E. 
Failure to register. Any licensed plumber not registered in the month of January of each year shall be required to make new application and be reexamined and pay the required fee for such examination and registration.
F. 
Fee; annual renewal. The fee for issuance of a license to a master plumber who has obtained a certificate of competency shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees, and such license shall be renewable annually at a fee established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
In case a certificate of competency is lost by the holder thereof, the Board may issue a duplicate where such original certificate was issued during the term of office of all members of the Board in office when such duplicate certificate is requested. The charge for such duplicate certificate shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees. In other cases, the Board shall issue a certificate of record stating that the records of the office show that a certificate was issued to a specific person. The charge for such certificate of record shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
A. 
Any person retiring from business as a master or employing plumber shall surrender to the Examining Board of Plumbers his or her metal plate or sign. His or her failure to do so will constitute a violation of this chapter.
B. 
The Board shall reserve the right to refuse to issue a metal sign for a branch shop until it has been proven to the satisfaction of the Board that such branch shop is necessary.