(a) The Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board issues individual licenses for the following types of portable and fixed systems:

1. (1) Portable fire extinguisher;
2. (2) Fixed fire protection system, carbon dioxide systems;
3. (3) Fixed fire protection system, wet/dry systems;
4. (4) Fixed fire protection system, clean agent system;
5. (5) Fixed fire protection system, halon systems;
6. (6) Hydro Class A; and
7. (7) Hydro Class B.

(b) To be licensed, an individual must:

1. (1) Be employed by a certified firm;
2. (2) Meet the requirements described in this part;
3. (3) Submit the required fee and a fully completed licensing application using the board’s form; and
4. (4) Pass an examination for each type of system the applicant intends to work on.

(d) Examinations.

1. (1) An applicant must submit his or her application prior to testing.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Examinations shall be given at least once per month at a place to be determined by the board.
   2. (B) Individuals should contact the board to schedule testing.

3. (3) An applicant must pass two (2) open-book examinations, which are:

   1. (A)

(i) An examination applicable to the system the applicant wants to be licensed for.

1. (ii) This examination will be based on NFPA standards and is described on the board’s website; and

   1. (B) An examination covering the board’s statutes and rules.

2. (4)

   1. (A) A minimum grade of eighty percent (80%) is required to pass any examination.
   2. (B) Applicants obtaining a minimum grade of eighty percent (80%) will be issued a license endorsed with the type of service qualified by the examination.
3. (5) An applicant who fails an examination may retake the examination after payment of an exam retake fee.

(e)

1. (1) After all requirements have been met, the board will issue a wall license and a pocket-sized license, or permit, as applicable, to each individual licensee.
2. (2) The certified firm that employs the licensed individual shall post the license conspicuously on the premises of the firm’s primary location.
3. (3) A licensee must keep his or her pocket license or permit on his or her person at all times while performing the work for which he or she is licensed.

(f)

1. (1) An individual license may be transferred to a new certified firm by filing a transfer application with the required fees and documents.
2. (2) An authorized representative of the new employing firm must sign the transfer application.