Any person who connects an irrigation system to the water supply within the city or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction must hold a valid license, as defined by Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 30, and required by Chapter 1903 of the Texas Occupations Code, or as defined by Chapter 365, Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code and required by Chapter 1301 of the Texas Occupations Code.
(Ordinance 819-06-02-28, passed 2-28-06; Ordinance 985-08-12-16, passed 12-16-08)
(A) 
In this section, “property owners’ association” has the meaning assigned by Texas Property Code § 202.001.
(B) 
The licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to a Person who is:
(1) 
Licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; or
(2) 
Licensed engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect to the extent the Person’s acts are incidental to the pursuit of the Person’s profession.
(C) 
The licensing requirements of this chapter for this chapter do not apply to:
(1) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a property owner in a building or on premises owned or occupied by the Person at the Person’s home. A home or property owner who installs an irrigation system must meet the standards contained in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 344 regarding spacing, water pressure, spraying water over impervious materials, rain or moisture shut-off devices or other technology, backflow prevention and isolation valves;
(2) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler repair work, other than extension of an existing irrigation or yard sprinkler or installation of a replacement system, that is:
(a) 
Performed by a maintenance Person who does not act as an Irrigator or engage in yard sprinkler construction or maintenance for the public; and
(b) 
Incidental to and on premises owned by the business in which the Person is regularly employed or engaged;
(3) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed:
(a) 
By a regular employee of a railroad who does not act as an Irrigator or engage in yard sprinkler construction or maintenance for the public; and
(b) 
On the premises or equipment of the railroad;
(4) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed on public property by a Person who is regularly employed by a political subdivision of this state;
(5) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed on land owned by an agriculturist, agronomists, horticulturist, forester, gardener, contract gardener, professional garden or lawn caretaker, nurseryman, or professional grader or cultivator of land, and performed by such Person in accordance with accepted irrigation standards.
(6) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a member of a property owners’ association on real property owned by the association or in common by the association’s members if the irrigation or yard sprinkler system waters real property that:
(a) 
Is less than one-half acre in size; and
(b) 
Is used for aesthetic or recreational purposes;
(7) 
Irrigation or yard sprinkler work performed by a Person using a garden hose, hose sprinkler, hose-end product, or agriculture Irrigation System;
(8) 
Activities involving a commercial agricultural Irrigation System;
(9) 
A Person who assists in the installation, maintenance, alteration, repair or service of an Irrigation System under the Direct Supervision of an individual described by § 113.01 of this chapter who is licensed under Texas Water Code Chapter 37; or
(10) 
An owner of a business that employs an individual described by § 113.01 of this chapter who is licensed under Texas Water Code Chapter 37, to supervise the business’s sale, design, consultation, installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, and service of Irrigation Systems.
(D) 
A Person who is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter shall comply with the standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(Ordinance 819-06-02-28, passed 2-28-06; Ordinance 985-08-12-16, passed 12-16-08)
Every Person holding a License must display it at the Person’s place of business or employment and be prepared to substantiate the annual renewal for the current year. When a Person is engaging in any of the activities identified in § 113.20, he or she must carry his or her pocket card License on their person and be prepared to present it.
(Ordinance 819-06-02-28, passed 2-28-06; Ordinance 985-08-12-16, passed 12-16-08)