North Carolina · statute · N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 89G · 14 active provisions
Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Board. - The North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board. (1a) Business entity. - A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity that is not an individual or a foreign e…
License required. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person shall engage in the practice of irrigation construction or irrigation contracting, use the designation "irrigation contractor," or advertise using any title or description that implies licensure as an irrigation contractor unless the person is li…
Exemptions. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any federal or State agency or any political subdivision performing irrigation construction or irrigation contracting work on public property and using its own employees. (2) Any property owner who performs irrigation construction work on his or her own…
The North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board. (a) Composition and Terms. - The North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board is created. The Board shall consist of nine members who shall serve staggered terms. The initial Board shall be selected on or before October 1, 2008, as follows: (1) The C…
Powers and duties. The Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. (2) To adopt, amend, or repeal rules to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. (3) To examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure and licensure r…
Application; qualifications; examination; issuance. (a) Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed under this Chapter as an irrigation contractor if the applicant submits evidence that demonstrates his or her qualifications as prescribed in rules adopted by the Boar…
Licensing of business entities, nonresident individuals, and foreign entities. (a) The Board may issue a license in the name of a business entity if the business entity pays the license fee required by G.S. 89G-10 and one of the following applies: (1) For a corporation, one or more officers or full-time employees empow…
Use of seal; posting license. (a) Upon licensure by the Board, each irrigation contractor shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the Board and bearing the name of the licensee, the number of the license, and the legend "N.C. Licensed Irrigation Contractor." An irrigation contractor may use the seal only while…
Reciprocity. The Board may issue a license, without examination, to any person who is an irrigation contractor licensed, certified, or registered in another state or country if the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration in the other state or country are substantially equivalent to the requirements f…
License renewal and continuing education. (a) Every license issued under this Chapter shall be renewed on or before December 31 of each year. Any person who desires to continue to practice irrigation contracting or irrigation construction shall apply for license renewal and shall submit the required fees. Licenses that…
Expenses and fees. (a) The Board may impose the following fees not to exceed the amounts listed below: (1) Application fee $100.00 (2) Examination fee 200.00 (3) Individual license fee and individual license renewal fee 100.00 (3a) Business entity or foreign entity license fee and business entity or foreign entity lice…
Disciplinary action. (a) The Board may deny, restrict, suspend, or revoke a license or refuse to issue or renew a license if a licensee or applicant: (1) Employs the use of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or the renewal of a license. (2) Practices or attempts to practi…
Civil penalties. (a) In addition to taking any of the actions permitted under G.S. 89G-11, the Board may assess a civil penalty not in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation of any section of this Chapter or the violation of any rules adopted by the Board. The clear proceeds of any civil penalty ass…
Injunction to prevent violation; notification of complaints. (a) If the Board finds that a person who does not have a license issued under this Chapter is engaging in the practice of irrigation construction or irrigation contracting, the Board may appear in its own name in superior court in actions for injunctive relie…