inspector and electrical inspector. A. Each city or incorporated town with a population of two thousand (2,000) or more in the state, having a system of water supply or sewerage shall by ordinance, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, create an office of plumbing inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect all plumbing installed in the jurisdiction of such city or town, and shall furnish a certificate of same. Said plumbing inspector shall have had not less than three (3) years' practical experience at the plumbing business, and shall not be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing business. B. Any city or town in this state, with a population in excess of four thousand (4,000) but not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000), may create an office which combines the powers and duties of the plumbing inspector and the electrical inspector. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the holder of such office must have at least three (3) years' practical experience in the plumbing industry and three (3) years' practical experience in the electrical industry. Any such city or town may, in its discretion, appoint some other person deemed qualified for such office if such person, within two (2) years after the date of appointment, successfully passes the examination for a license as a plumbing inspector and the examination for a license as an electrical inspector conducted by a recognized national building code or standard service. Cities or towns with a population of four thousand (4,000) or less may, in their discretion, appoint some other person deemed qualified for the office. The salary of said plumbing inspector is to be provided for by the respective city or town. Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 16. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 324, § 1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
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