33-42-117.

33-42-117.

33-42-103. License.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to use in connection with his name or to advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a licensed water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor unless he has been licensed under this act.

(b) The drilling, construction or completion of water wells, including the installation of pumping equipment, shall be considered a business activity affecting the public interest and requiring reasonable standards of competence.

(c) The licensing of water well drilling contractors and the licensing of water well pump installation contractors are separate and distinct activities. Licensing requirements shall be specific to each profession and shall be addressed in rules and regulations.

(d) A copy of the license of a licensed water well drilling licensee or water well pump installation licensee overseeing the job and assuming liability for the water well drilling or water well pump installation shall be conspicuously posted at the water well drilling or water well pump installation site.

(e) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require licensure of any person operating drilling equipment or conducting other drilling or boring operations which do not require a permit from the state engineer to appropriate ground water.

(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or rehabilitate a water well or install pumping equipment in a water well without a license as provided by this act unless the activity is exempted from the licensing requirements of this act.  33-42-104. Board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; qualification; compensation.

(a) The state board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors is created to consist of the following seven (7) members:

(i) The state engineer or his authorized representative;

(ii) The director of the department of environmental quality or his authorized representative; and

(iii) Five (5) members appointed by the governor as follows:

(A) One (1) water well drilling contractor engaged in the practice of irrigation well contracting or a municipal or industrial well contractor;

(B) One (1) water well drilling contractor engaged in the practice of domestic and stock water well contracting;

(C) One (1) at large water well drilling contractor;

(D) One (1) water well pump installation contractor; and

(E) One (1) member of the general public who owns an active water well.

(b) The members appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except three (3) of the initial appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has been qualified. The governor may remove any member of the board as provided by W.S. 9-1-202. A vacancy occurring in the board by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the governor upon recommendation of the remaining board members for the unexpired term.

(c) Each member of the board appointed by the governor shall have been a resident of this state for at least one (1) year at the time of his appointment. Each contractor board member shall have been engaged in the practice of his profession for at least five (5) years prior to his appointment. After the appointment of the initial board, any water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor appointed to the board shall be licensed within six (6) months after appointment.

(d) The members of the board shall serve without compensation other than per diem and mileage as provided in W.S.