Application, qualifications, examination, eligibility.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 338.03
in effectSec. 338.03. - Application, qualifications, examination, eligibility.
(a) Application, approval. All applications shall be made to the regulatory and records engineer of the sewer utility as s/he may prescribe. When the application is complete, the regulatory and records engineer shall refer it to the director of the department of public works for such examination or testing as may be required. No license shall be issued by the regulatory and records engineer without the approval of the director of the department of public works.
(b) Qualifications. Any person who possesses a City of Saint Paul Master Plumbers Competency Certificate, or any person who has had at least three (3) years' experience in responsible charge of minor sewer work involving the knowledge of trenching, bracing, tunnel work, pipe laying in public streets, and all other matters pertaining to and incidental to such sewer work, is eligible to submit an application for a license. The regulatory and records engineer shall review all applications and notify applicants whether they meet the minimum licensee qualifications.
(c) Examination. Any person who meets the qualifications set forth in Section 338.03(b), shall be required to take a two-hour closed book written test. The test shall be administered by the regulatory and records engineer of the sewer utility. An applicant must pass the closed book written test with a score of at least seventy (70) percent.
(d) Re-examination. Should the applicant fail to pass the examination, s/he shall be entitled to file a new application and take a second examination. Should s/he fail the second examination, s/he will not be eligible for another examination for a period of one (1) year from the date of the last examination, at which time s/he may file a new application and take another examination.
(e) Additional license requirements. An applicant who passes the examination pursuant to Section 338.03 (c) must meet all the department of safety and inspections bond and insurance requirements in Section 338.04 and pay the license fee before being issued a house sewer contractor's license by the department of safety and inspections.
(Code 1956, §§ 240.03, 240.08, 240.09; Ord 17-2, § 1, 1-25-17)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIXLI_CH338HOSECO_S338.03APQUEXELFetched: 11/1/2026