Section 43-18.1-04 - Licenses - Examination - Fees - Apprentices1. No person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, except plumbers holding valid licenses pursuant to chapter 43-18, shall engage in the business of water conditioning contractor or water conditioning installer in any incorporated city of this state having a system of waterworks or sewage unless registered and licensed to do so by the board. Installation and repair of water conditioning equipment shall be done by the person holding a water conditioning installer's license.2. The board shall hold not less than one public meeting per year for the purpose of examination of persons who may desire to become registered and licensed in the water conditioning business pursuant to this chapter. Notice and time of such examination shall otherwise be in accordance with section 43-18-12 and the examination provided for herein may be held in conjunction with the examination provided for in chapter 43-18.3. Examination for licenses and registration shall be upon application as prescribed by the board and payment of the examination fee. Such fee shall be forty dollars and twenty dollars for registration and licensure as a water conditioning contractor and water conditioning installer, respectively. If the holder of an installer's license is also a contractor, the fee shall be forty dollars. The examination shall be as prescribed by the board but shall be limited to the installation and repair of water conditioning equipment as such relates to plumbing. The issuance of licenses and registrations hereunder shall be as prescribed by the board which shall be guided in such actions by the provisions of section 43-18-13.4. An apprentice may be employed by any licensee under this chapter. When so employed the apprentice shall perform the apprentice's employment under the direct supervision of the licensee and when engaged in installation or repair pursuant to this chapter the apprentice shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed installer. Upon employment and termination of employment the name of the apprentice and the apprentice's employer shall be communicated to the board.