Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.6101

  • Board: means the state plumbing board described in section 1105. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
  • Journey plumber: means an individual, other than a plumbing contractor or master plumber, who is qualified to engage in the practical installation of plumbing and who is licensed as a journey plumber. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
  • Master plumber: means an individual who possesses the necessary skills and qualifications to plan and supervise the installation of plumbing and who is licensed as a master plumber. See Michigan Laws 339.6103
  • Plumbing: means the practice, materials, and fixtures, in or adjacent to a building, structure, or premises, used in the installation, maintenance, extension, or alteration of all piping, fixtures, plumbing appliances, or plumbing appurtenances, as defined in the state construction code, in connection with the sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, plumbing venting systems, medical gas systems, backflow preventers, and public or private water supply systems. See Michigan Laws 339.6103
  • Plumbing contractor: means a licensed master plumber or a person who employs a licensed master plumber full-time to directly supervise the installation of plumbing as his or her representative engaged in the business of plumbing for a fixed sum, price, fee percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation and who is licensed as a plumbing contractor. See Michigan Laws 339.6103
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  As used in this article:
  (a) “Apprentice plumber” means an individual who is registered under this article as an apprentice.
  (b) “Board” means the state plumbing board described in section 1105.
  (c) “Building sewer” means that part of the drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system, or other point of disposal.
  (d) “Domestic water treatment and filtering equipment” means residential water treatment and filtering equipment used in 1-family and 2-family dwellings.
  (e) “Journey plumber” means an individual, other than a plumbing contractor or master plumber, who is qualified to engage in the practical installation of plumbing and who is licensed as a journey plumber.