90-02-02-01.2. License - How obtained - Fee - Bond.

1. A person that takes the examination to become a licensed water well contractor first shall complete a minimum of one-year apprenticeship or experience in water well drilling and construction under the direct supervision of a licensed water well contractor or have completed a career and technical education program of at least one year in water well construction and shall make application to the department.

2. A person that takes the examination to become a licensed water well pump and pitless unit installer first shall complete a minimum of one-year apprenticeship or experience in water well pump and pitless unit installation under the direct supervision of a licensed water well pump and pitless unit installer or have completed a career and technical education program of at least one year in water well pump and pitless unit installation.

3. A person that takes the examination to become a licensed monitoring well contractor first shall complete a minimum of one-year apprenticeship or experience in monitoring well construction under the direct supervision of a licensed water well contractor or a licensed monitoring well contractor or have completed a career and technical education program of at least one year in water well construction or hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or geology from an approved school and shall make application to the department.

4. A person that takes the examination to become a licensed geothermal system driller first shall complete a minimum of one year of apprenticeship under the direct supervision of a licensed

geothermal system driller or have a minimum of two thousand forty installation hours of experience in geothermal system drilling working under the direct supervision of a licensed geothermal system driller or, first shall complete career and technical education relating to geothermal system drilling lasting at least one school year.

5. A person applying to take a licensure examination shall pay to the department treasurer a nonrefundable examination fee in the amount of one hundred dollars. If upon examination the applicant is found to be qualified as a water well contractor, a water well pump and pitless unit installer, a monitoring well contractor, or a geothermal system driller, the department shall issue to that person an appropriate license upon the applicant's executing and filing with the department a bond as required in this chapter. The department may offer a combined examination for licensure of a person as a water well contractor and a water well pump and pitless unit installer and may issue a single license for successful completion of the combined examination. Licenses issued under this chapter are not transferable.

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

General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 61-03-01.3