Any person desiring a license required by this chapter shall,
before being examined, make application, in writing, to the Plumbers'
Examining Board, on such forms as may be prescribed by the Examining
Board, and submit therewith two photographs of the applicant, approximately
1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches, taken within 30 days of submission,
together with such other information as the Board may require concerning
the applicant's fitness and qualifications to receive a license. The
Plumbers' Examining Board shall arrange and conduct an examination
as to the competency and qualifications of each applicant within six
months of the date of the application; except that applicants who
maintain a principal place of business within any municipality in
the state and are duly licensed as master plumbers by that municipality,
which municipality has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the
Town, shall be exempt from the examination requirement, but shall
submit the prescribed application, together with a certificate of
competency, a certified copy of a currently valid master plumber's
license, and proof of insurance in compliance with § 80-42
of this chapter.
Every applicant shall, prior to the issuance of a master plumber's
license or a renewal thereof, obtain public liability insurance, and
file a certificate thereof with the Department of Planning and Development,
which shall protect him/her from claims for damages for bodily injury,
including death, as well as claims for damages to property. The limits
of said policy shall be not less than $1,000,000 single limit for
all damages arising out of bodily injury and property damage, with
a general aggregate of $2,000,000. The Town of Oyster Bay must be
listed as an additional insured and a certificate holder of said insurance
coverage. The insurer must be a New York State licensed insurer with
an "A" rating by AM Best and Company. The term of said insurance policy
shall be for the term of the license and said insurance shall remain
in full force and effect throughout the license period and shall provide
that cancellation or material modification to such policy shall not
be made unless at least 15 days' prior written notice thereof be given
by registered or certified mail to the Commissioner of the Department
of Planning and Development of the Town of Oyster Bay.
Each applicant for a license required by this chapter, except
as may otherwise be provided by a reciprocity agreement with other
municipalities, shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee for each application
and an additional fee upon the issuance of a license in an amount
as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and
Development.
Any person licensed pursuant to this chapter who, because of
his or her municipal employment, may be subjected to a conflict of
interest, may surrender his or her license to the Commissioner of
the Department of Planning and Development or his or her designee,
which license may be held inactive without a renewal fee required
until such time as the licensee may not be in municipal employment.
Upon written notification from the licensee, his or her plumbing license
shall be immediately restored upon payment of the current registration
renewal fee.
A master plumber's license granted under the provisions of this
chapter may be revoked or suspended by the Commissioner of the Department
of Planning and Development, for any of the following conduct after
due notice to the licensee, and after a hearing by the Plumbers' Examining
Board on the matter:
A. Failure to file an application for a permit prior to the installation
of plumbing work;
B. Failure to take the required action called for upon receipt of a
notice of violation;
C. Performance of plumbing work in violation of the requirements of
this chapter;
D. Violating license restrictions, including renting or lending a license to a third party (see §
180-47, above);
F. Altering or defacing a certificate of inspection or approval; or
G. Filing an application to perform plumbing work, for a person not
licensed as a master plumber by the Town of Oyster Bay.
In addition to and notwithstanding any other remedy for an offense
against this chapter, any person violating a directive issued by the
Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development or his/her
duly authorized representative, made pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine
not exceeding $900.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
is held invalid for any reason, the remainder of this chapter and
the application thereof shall not be affected thereby.