Sec. 12. (a) This section does not prohibit any of the following:

(1) A requirement for a license, registration, certification, or permit required under an ordinance or rule adopted under IC 36-7.

(2) A requirement for a permit or registration for a particular project for:

(A) the alteration, construction, demolition, or repair of a building; or

(B) other work on real property;

required under an ordinance or rule adopted under another provision of this title.

(3) The ability to revoke, suspend, or impose additional conditions on a permit or registration previously given if the person:

(A) holding the permit; or

(B) registered;

has performed substandard work or has otherwise violated any condition of the permit or registration.

(4) A requirement for a license for an individual to practice an occupation or profession when the unit determines the establishment and enforcement of health and safety standards for the occupation or profession are appropriate and necessary to protect the public.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), a unit does not have the power to license, register, or certify a person to practice the person’s profession or occupation within the unit if the occupation or profession is subject to licensure, registration, or certification under the Indiana Code.

As added by P.L.172-2018, SEC.3 and P.L.182-2018, SEC.5.