The State Board of Health, in pursuance of its general power of supervision over the interests of the health and life of the citizens of this state, and over the sanitary conditions under which they live, is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, through the Commissioner of Health, to make, prescribe, enforce, amend and repeal rules and regulations governing the examination and licensing of persons desiring or intending to engage in the business, trade or calling of master plumber (plumbing contractor) or journeyman plumber, the registering of and issuing of certificates to persons desiring or intending to work or act as a plumber's apprentice, the establishment and levying of administrative fines, the initiation of disciplinary proceedings, the requesting of prosecution of and initiation of injunctive proceedings against any person who violates any of the provisions of this act or any rule promulgated pursuant to this act, and to establish bonding requirements for the issuance of a license as a plumbing contractor, provided, such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the terms and conditions hereinafter provided. Such bonding requirements shall allow the filing of cash or a certificate of deposit in lieu of a bond. A state bond or cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond and which is posted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of any municipality, provided that a copy of said bond or documentation of cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond shall be filed with any municipality in which the licensee does work as a plumbing contractor. A copy of the bond or documentation of cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond shall be filed with the municipality prior to the commencement of any such work by the licensee. The State Board of Health shall establish a Grand Master Plumbing License for contractors in Oklahoma which will include all plumbing licenses in one license on an annual basis.

Laws 1955, SB 168, c. 18, § 2; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1334, c. 331, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1989; Amended by Laws 1991, SB 73, c. 106, § 1, eff. September 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1522, c. 236, § 1, eff. September 1, 1993.