90-01-02-01. Definitions.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply to this article:

1. "Continuing education" means accredited educational experience derived from participation in approved lectures, seminars, or correspondence courses.

2. "Department" is defined in North Dakota Century Code section 61-03-01.2.

3. "Hour" means a minimum of fifty continuing education instruction minutes.

4. "In charge" means a licenseholder has actual supervisory power over the work and makes onsite work and progress inspections.

5. "Licenseholder" means a licensed water well contractor, pump and pitless unit installer, geothermal system installer, or monitoring well contractor.

6. "One-year apprenticeship or experience" means twelve months of full-time employment in constructing water wells or monitoring wells or installing pump and pitless units or geothermal systems under the direct supervision of a licenseholder in the same area of expertise as they are acquiring experience.

7. "Wells" is defined in section 33.1-18-01-02.

History: Effective March 1, 1984; amended effective October 1, 2024; April 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 61-03-01.3