A.
License, Bond Required: Any person, except a gas utility company authorized by Montana Public Service Commission engaged in the business of installing, maintaining or repairing gas piping, equipment or appliances, shall first apply to the City Clerk-Treasurer for a license to engage in such business and shall pay to the City Clerk-Treasurer the sum of $75 as an annual fee. Such license shall be renewed annually. The license shall be issued on a calendar year basis. Prior to issuance of such business license, the applicant shall file, and thereafter keep on file, in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer, a surety bond, to be effective during the period for which the license is issued, plus one year from the date of the expiration of the license; executed by a surety company duly authorized to do business in the State and running to the City, in the sum of $3,000, conditioned to the effect that such person shall perform all work in connection with the installation, maintenance and repair of gas piping, equipment and appliances in a skillful and workmanlike manner, using only suitable and proper materials, equipment and appliances, and that the licensee shall fully comply with all provisions of this chapter and that any person injured by failure of the licensee to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall have the right of action against the licensee and his or her surety in his or her name; provided, that any person desiring to avail him or herself of the benefits of such bond shall commence action thereon within one year after the date of the completion of the work alleged to have been done improperly. In addition to the aforementioned surety bond, the applicant shall file, and thereafter keep on file in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer, the following proof that he or she has in full force and effect, with an insurance company satisfactory to the City.
1.
Bodily injury liability insurance with minimum limits of $25,000 for each person injured by reason of the work for which the license was issued and minimum limits of $100,000 for each occurrence.
2.
Property damage liability insurance with minimum limits of $25,000 for each accident and $100,000 aggregate.
B.
Gas Fitters; License Required: Any person, except gas utilities engaged in the business of installing, maintaining or repairing gas piping, equipment or appliances is required to have a gas fitter's license for each member of the firm and each employee engaged in the actual installation, maintenance or repair of gas piping, equipment or appliances as hereinafter provided.
C.
Compliance Required: No person shall install gas piping, equipment or appliances, unless and until, such person has first complied with all license requirements as hereinbefore set forth.
(Ord. 1103 § 1)