1. (a) A business shall be eligible for initial licensure if the business:

   1. (1) Is any company employing one or more field technicians, a corporation, a limited liability company, or a partnership or a limited liability partnership;
   2. (2) Is engaged in fuel gas fitting or plumbing;
   3. (3) Employs at least one corporate officer, or responsible managing employee, as applicable, who currently holds a New Hampshire fuel gas fitting license and/or master plumber license specific to the discipline for which licensure is sought; and
   4. (4) Pays the applicable fee as prescribed in Saf-Mec 502.01.

2. (b) A licensed fuel gas fitting or plumbing business shall:

   1. (1) Not act as a fuel gas fitter or master plumber unless the responsible managing employee is currently licensed as a fuel gas fitter and/or master plumber; and
   2. (2) Not act as a fuel gas fitter or master plumber, until another individual licensed as a fuel gas fitter and/or a master plumber takes the position of the withdrawn or deceased individual.
   3. (3) Within 30 days after the death or withdrawal of the licensed person as a corporate officer, or designee, or member of the partnership, or responsible managing employee, or one or more managing members of the limited liability company, or designee, the licensed business entity, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall give notice thereof to the board and, if no other officer, partner, manager or designee, is licensed as a fuel gas fitter and/or master plumber respectively, the corporation, or partnership, or limited liability company shall not act as a fuel gas fitter and/or plumber, or combination thereof until some other officer, member, or designee, has obtained a licensed fuel gas fitter and/or master plumber as the responsible managing employee respectively.

Source. #10648, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 7-25-14, EXPIRES: 1-21-15; ss by #10761, INTERIM, eff 1-21-15, EXPIRES: 7-20-15; ss by #10847, eff 7-1-15