Any person desiring to be licensed as a master
plumber, journeyman plumber, apprentice plumber, appliance contractor
or appliance installer shall make written application to the Township
of Muhlenberg. Fees for license applications shall be designated from
time to time by the Board of Commissioners. Payment of such fee should
accompany each application. The license application fee shall include
the first yearly license fee.
The Township of Muhlenberg may issue a temporary
operating permit pending examination, provided the applicant holds
a current license from an equivalent board. Such temporary operating
permit shall not be valid for more than 30 days and may be revoked
at any time by the Township of Muhlenberg.
All licenses issued by the Township of Muhlenberg
shall be issued annually and shall expire December 31 at the end of
the year following the year in which such licenses were issued, but
the same may be renewed upon satisfactory showing of an intention
to continue the business of plumbing and payment of the prescribed
fee to the Township of Muhlenberg within five days of the expiration
date of the issued license.
All licenses issued by the said Township of
Muhlenberg shall expire on December 31 of the year following the year
in which such licenses were issued but may be renewed upon payment
of the annual fee. Expired licenses may be renewed at any time upon
payment of a penalty of a sum equal to the annual license fee.
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Muhlenberg, acting as the governing body of the Township of Muhlenberg,
may revoke any license if obtained through nondisclosure, misstatement
or misrepresentation of fact, or for noncompliance with any of the
provisions of this chapter. Notice of such revocation shall be given
by mailing the same to the licensee at the address shown on his license.
The notice of revocation shall include a statement of the reasons
for the action taken. The licensee shall be entitled to a hearing
before the Board of Commissioners if he requests same in writing within
10 days after the date of said notice of revocation. Said hearing
shall be held within 20 days after the date of receipt of the request
for hearing. After the hearing, the Board of Commissioners shall render
its decision either reinstating the license or sustaining the revocation.
A person whose license has been revoked and not reinstated shall not
be permitted to apply for another license for a period of one year
from the date of revocation.
No person who has obtained a license shall allow
his name to be used by another person either for the purpose of obtaining
permits or for doing business or work under the license. Every person
licensed shall notify the Board of Commissioners of the address of
his place of business, if any, and the name under which such business
is carried on and shall give immediate notice to the Board of Commissioners
of any change in either.