§ 4-161. License required.

(a)

No person shall connect an irrigation system to any water supply within the City or the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction unless that person holds a valid license, as defined by Chapter 30 of Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code and required by Chapter 1903 of the Texas Occupations Code or as defined by Chapter 365 of Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code and required by Chapter 1301 of the Texas Occupations Code except for the below stated exemptions.

(b)

A property owner is exempt from this chapter's requirement to be licensed if he or she is performing irrigation work in a building or on a premises owned or occupied by the person as the person's home. This exemption is only from this chapter's license requirement and is not an exemption from the other provisions in this chapter.

(c)

In accordance with Section 1903.002 of the Texas Occupation Code, a person who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing is exempt from this chapter's requirement to be licensed. This exemption is only from this chapter's license requirement and is not an exemption from the other provisions in this chapter.

(d)

In accordance with Section 1903.002 of the Texas Occupation Code, a person who is a licensed engineer, registered architect, or registered landscape architect to the extent the person's acts are incidental to the pursuit of the person's profession is exempt from this chapter's requirement to be licensed. This exemption is only from this chapter's license requirement and is not an exemption from the other provisions in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2010-48, § 1(Exh. A), 11-2-10)