Subdivision 1. Certification application. (a) A person must file an application and application fee with the commissioner to represent a well contractor.
(b) The application must state the applicant's qualifications for certification as a representative, and other information required by the commissioner. The application must be on forms prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 2. Certification fee. (a) The application fee for certification as a representative of a well contractor is $75. The commissioner may not act on an application until the application fee is paid.
(b) The renewal fee for certification as a representative of a well contractor is $75. The commissioner may not renew a certification until the renewal fee is paid.
(c) A certified representative must file an application and a renewal application fee to renew the certification by the date stated in the certification. The renewal application must include information that the certified representative has met continuing education requirements established by the commissioner by rule.
Subd. 3. Examination. After the commissioner has approved the application, the applicant must take an examination given by the commissioner.
Subd. 3a. Issuance of certification. If an applicant meets the experience requirements established by rule and passes the examination as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall issue the applicant a certification to represent a well contractor.
Subd. 4. Issuance of license. If a person employs a certified representative, submits the bond under subdivision 5, and pays the license fee under subdivision 6, the commissioner shall issue a well contractor's license.
Subd. 5. Bond. (a) As a condition of being issued a well contractor's license, the applicant must submit a corporate surety bond for $25,000 approved by the commissioner. The bond must be conditioned to pay the state on performance of work in this state that is not in compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. The bond is in lieu of other license bonds required by a political subdivision of the state.
(b) From proceeds of the bond, the commissioner may compensate persons injured or suffering financial loss because of a failure of the applicant to perform work or duties in compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
Subd. 6. License fee. The fee for a well contractor's license is $250.
Subd. 7. Validity. A well contractor's license is valid until the date prescribed in the license by the commissioner.
Subd. 8. Renewal. (a) A licensee must file an application and a renewal application fee to renew the license by the date stated in the license.
(b) The renewal application fee for a well contractor's license is $250.
(c) The renewal application must include information that the certified representative of the applicant has met continuing education requirements established by the commissioner by rule.
(d) At the time of the renewal, the commissioner must have on file all properly completed well and boring construction reports, well and boring sealing reports, reports of elevator borings, water sample analysis reports, well and boring permits, and well notifications for work conducted by the licensee since the last license renewal.
Subd. 9. Incomplete or late renewal. If a licensee fails to submit all information required for renewal in subdivision 8 or submits the application and information after the required renewal date:
(1) the licensee must include a late fee of $75; and
(2) the licensee may not conduct activities authorized by the well contractor's license until the renewal application, renewal application fee, late fee, and all other information required in subdivision 8 are submitted.
1989 c 326 art 3 s 30; 1990 c 597 s 40-42; 1991 c 355 s 31-34; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 12,13; 1999 c 250 art 3 s 10; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 1 s 8-11; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2005 c 106 s 32-37; 2007 c 124 s 1; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 2 s 9; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 31-35
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses
Section 103I.001 — Legislative Intent.
Section 103I.005 — Definitions.
Section 103I.101 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner Of Health.
Section 103I.103 — Waste Prevention May Be Required.
Section 103I.105 — Advisory Council On Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.111 — Local Authority Over Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.113 — Applicability To Mining Activities.
Section 103I.115 — Compliance With This Chapter Required.
Section 103I.205 — Well Construction.
Section 103I.208 — Notification Filing Fees And Permit Fees.
Section 103I.221 — Plastic Casings.
Section 103I.231 — Commissioner May Order Repairs.
Section 103I.235 — Real Property Sale; Disclosure Of Location Of Wells.
Section 103I.236 — Well Disclosure In Washington County.
Section 103I.241 — Action For Well Contamination.
Section 103I.301 — Well Sealing Requirements.
Section 103I.311 — Identification And Sealing Of Wells On State Property.
Section 103I.315 — Orders To Seal Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.325 — Landowner Sealed Well And Boring Liability.
Section 103I.335 — Funding For Persons To Seal Wells.
Section 103I.341 — Collection And Enforcement Of Well Sealing Costs.
Section 103I.345 — Well And Boring Sealing Account.
Section 103I.401 — Elevator Borings.
Section 103I.501 — Licensing And Regulation Of Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.505 — Reciprocity Of Licenses And Registrations.
Section 103I.515 — Licenses Not Transferable.
Section 103I.525 — Well Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.531 — Limited Well/boring Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.535 — Elevator Boring Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.541 — Environmental Well Contractor's Registration; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.545 — Registration Of Drilling Machines And Hoists Required.
Section 103I.550 — Limited Pump, Pitless, Or Dug Well/drive Point Contractor.
Section 103I.601 — Exploratory Boring Procedures.
Section 103I.605 — Submission Of Data From Exploratory Borings.
Section 103I.621 — Permits For Groundwater Thermal Exchange Devices.
Section 103I.641 — Bored Geothermal Heat Exchangers.
Section 103I.661 — Mined Underground Space Development.
Section 103I.681 — Permit For Underground Storage Of Gas Or Liquid.
Section 103I.685 — Abandonment Of Underground Storage Project.
Section 103I.691 — Certificate Of Use.