(1) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the employment of an apprentice to assist a journeyman plumber in his duties.
(2) This chapter shall not apply to anyone who is employed or acts as a maintenance man.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 318.020

  • Apprentice: means a person in the process of learning the plumbing trade who assists and is under the personal supervision of a licensed master or licensed journeyman plumber. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Journeyman plumber: means a person who engages or offers to engage, either as an occupation or otherwise, in the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, remodeling or removal, and replacement of plumbing under the supervision, direction, and responsibility of a master plumber. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Maintenance man: means a person employed to maintain and keep plumbing in good repair. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Plumbing: means the art of installing in buildings the pipes for distributing the water supply, the fixtures for using water and drainage pipes for removing waste water and sewage, together with fittings, appurtenances, and appliances of various kinds, all within or adjacent to the building. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010

(3) This chapter shall not apply to persons employed by any water company, water district or sanitation district, in the laying, maintenance, and operation of its mains and other appurtenances in the conduct of its business.
(4) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensure of plumbers shall apply to all persons engaged in the practice of plumbing.
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 2. — Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 2. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 3. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3909b.