Chapter 181 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 2192

Relating to landscape contractors; amending ORS 447.060 and 671.615.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 447.060 is amended to read:

447.060. (1) Nothing in ORS 447.010 to 447.160 prevents a person from:

(a) Engaging in plumbing work when not so engaged for hire.

(b) Using the services of regular employees in performing plumbing work for the benefit of property owned, leased or operated by such employer.

(c) Using the services of an employee or contractor of a utility company, energy service provider or water supplier to install an approved low-flow showerhead or faucet aerator in existing plumbing fixtures. The devices installed under this paragraph are exempt from the licensing, permit and inspection requirements of this chapter and ORS chapter 693.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a “regular employee” means a person who is subject to the provisions of ORS 316.162 to 316.212 and who has completed a withholding exemptions certificate required by the provisions of ORS 316.162 to 316.212.

(3) A licensee under ORS 671.560 (2) is not required to be registered under ORS 447.010 to 447.160 to install [irrigation] backflow prevention devices for irrigation systems and ornamental water features if the installer is licensed as required by ORS 671.615. The exemptions established under this subsection do not exempt the person from the inspection and permit requirements of this chapter.

(4) This section applies to any person, including but not limited to, individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, joint stock companies, public and municipal corporations, political subdivisions, this state and any agencies thereof, and the federal government and any agencies thereof.

SECTION 2. ORS 671.615 is amended to read:

671.615. The State Landscape Contractors Board may license a landscape contractor to install backflow prevention devices for irrigation systems and ornamental water features. The board, by rule, shall establish qualifications for issuance of a license under this section. A landscape contractor may install a backflow prevention device only if the landscape contractor is licensed under this section. A landscape contractor installing a backflow prevention device may tap into the potable water supply only at a point after the connection between the water system and the customer, as that connection is defined in ORS 448.115[, in order to install irrigation backflow prevention devices only if the landscape contractor is licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board, as set forth by rule, to install irrigation backflow prevention devices].

Approved by the Governor May 24, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 24, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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