| (28) Maintenance Man or Maintenance Engineer--An employee,
as opposed to an independent contractor, who performs plumbing maintenance
work incidental to and in connection with other duties. "Incidental
to and in connection with" includes the repair, maintenance and replacement
of existing potable water piping, existing sanitary waste and vent
piping, existing plumbing fixtures and existing water heaters. "Incidental
to and in connection with" does not include cutting into fuel gas
plumbing systems and the installation of gas fueled water heaters.
An individual who erects, builds, or installs plumbing not already
in existence may not be classified as a maintenance man or maintenance
engineer. Plumbing work performed by a maintenance man or maintenance
engineer is not exempt from state law and municipal rules and ordinances
regarding plumbing codes, plumbing permits and plumbing inspections.
Such maintenance individuals shall not engage in plumbing work for
the general public.
(29) Master Plumber--An individual licensed under this
Act who is skilled in the design, planning, superintending, and the
practical installation, repair, and service of plumbing, who is knowledgeable
about the codes, ordinances, or rules and regulations governing those
matters, who alone, or through an individual or individuals under
his supervision, performs plumbing work, and who has successfully
fulfilled the examinations and requirements of the Board.
(30) Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement--A
document entitling the holder of a Master or Journeyman Plumber License
to install piping that is used solely to transport gases used for
medical purposes including, but not limited to oxygen, nitrous oxide,
medical air, nitrogen, medical vacuum.
(31) One Family Dwelling--A detached structure designed
for the residence of a single family that does not have the characteristics
of a multiple family dwelling, and is not primarily designed for transient
guests or for providing services for rehabilitative, medical, or assisted
living in connection with the occupancy of the structure.
(32) Party--Each person named or admitted in association
with an action as a party.
(33) Paid Directly--As related to §1301.255(e)
of the Plumbing License Law, "paid" and "directly" have the common
meanings and "paid directly" means that compensation for plumbing
inspections must be paid by the political subdivision to the individual
Licensed Plumbing Inspector who performed the plumbing inspections
or the plumbing inspection business which utilized the plumbing inspector
to perform the inspections.
(34) Person--For the purposes of the Board Rules only,
a person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, association, governmental subdivision or public or private
organization of any character other than an agency.
(35) Petitioner--A person asking the Board to adopt
a rule.
(36) Plumber's Apprentice--Any individual other than
a Master Plumber, Journeyman Plumber, or Tradesman Plumber-Limited
Licensee who, as his or her principal occupation, is engaged in learning
and assisting in the installation of plumbing, is registered by the
Board, and works under the supervision of a licensed Responsible Master
Plumber and the direct supervision of a licensed plumber.
(37) Plumbing--All piping, fixtures, appurtenances,
and appliances, including disposal systems, drain or waste pipes,
or any combination of these that: supply, distribute, circulate, recirculate,
drain, or eliminate water, gas, medical gasses and vacuum, liquids,
and sewage for all personal or domestic purposes in and about buildings
where persons live, work, or assemble; connect the building on its
outside with the source of water, gas, or other liquid supply, or
combinations of these, on the premises, or the water main on public
property; and carry waste water or sewage from or within a building
to the sewer service lateral on public property or the disposal or
septic terminal that holds private or domestic sewage. The installation,
repair, service, maintenance, alteration, or renovation of all piping,
fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances on premises where persons
live, work, or assemble that supply gas, medical gasses and vacuum,
water, liquids, or any combination of these, or dispose of waste water
or sewage.
(38) Plumbing Company--A person, as defined in the
Board Rules, who engages in the plumbing business.
(39) Plumbing Inspection--Any of the inspections required
in §1301.255 and §1301.551 of the Plumbing License Law,
including any check of pipes, faucets, tanks, valves, water heaters,
plumbing fixtures and appliances by and through which a supply of
water, gas, medical gasses or vacuum, or sewage is used or carried
that is performed on behalf of any political subdivision, public water
supply, municipal utility district, town, city or municipality to
ensure compliance with the adopted plumbing and gas codes and ordinances
regulating plumbing.
(40) Plumbing Inspector--Any individual who is employed
by a political subdivision or state agency, or who contracts as an
independent contractor with a political subdivision or state agency,
for the purpose of inspecting plumbing work and installations in connection
with health and safety laws, ordinances, and plumbing and gas codes,
who has no financial or advisory interests in any plumbing company,
and who has successfully fulfilled the examinations and requirements
of the Board.
(41) Pocket Card--A card issued by the Board which
certifies that the holder has a Master Plumber License, Journeyman
Plumber License, Tradesman Plumber-Limited License, Plumbing Inspector
License, Residential Utilities Installer Registration, Drain Cleaner
Registration, Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration or a Plumber's
Apprentice Registration.
(42) Political Subdivision--A political subdivision
of the State of Texas that includes a:
(A) city;
(B) county;
(C) school district;
(D) junior college district;
(E) municipal utility district;
(F) levee improvement district;
(G) drainage district;
(H) irrigation district;
(I) water improvement district;
(J) water control improvement district;
(K) water control preservation district;
(L) freshwater supply district;
(M) navigation district;
(N) conservation and reclamation district;
(O) soil conservation district;
(P) communication district;
(Q) public health district;
(R) river authority; and
(S) any other governmental entity that:
(i) embraces a geographical area with a defined boundary;
(ii) exists for the purpose of discharging functions
of government; and
(iii) possesses authority for subordinate self government
through officers selected by it.
(43) P-Trap--A fitting connected to the sanitary drainage
system for the purpose of preventing the escape of sewer gasses from
the sanitary drainage system and designed to be removed to allow for
cleaning of the sanitary drainage system. For the purposes of drain
cleaning activities described in §1301.002(2) of the Plumbing
License Law, a p-trap includes any integral trap of a water closet,
bidet, or urinal.
(44) Public Water System--A system for the provision
to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other
constructed conveyances. Such a system must have at least 15 service
connections or serve at least 25 individuals at least 60 days out
of the year. Two or more systems with each having a potential to serve
less than 15 connections or less than 25 individuals, but owned by
the same person, firm, or corporation and located on adjacent land
will be considered a public water system when the total potential
service connections in the combined systems are 15 or greater or if
the total number of individuals served by the combined systems total
25 or greater, at least 60 days out of the year. Without excluding
other meanings of the terms "individual" or "served," an individual
shall be deemed to be served by a water system if the individual lives
in, uses as the individual's place of employment, or works in a place
to which drinking water is supplied from the water system.
(45) Regularly Employed--Steadily, uniformly, or habitually
working in an employer-employee relationship with a view of earning
a livelihood, as opposed to working casually or occasionally.
(46) Residential Utilities Installer--An individual
who has completed at least 2,000 hours working under the supervision
of a Responsible Master Plumber as a registered Plumber's Apprentice,
who has fulfilled the requirements of and is registered with the Board,
and who constructs and installs yard water service piping for one
family or two family dwellings and building sewers.
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