§46. Certificate of competency and commission as boiler inspector; identification cards
A. Any person successfully passing the examination provided in R.S. 23:44 and 23:45 or who holds a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers for a state or a city that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state, or a certificate as an inspector of boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, shall be certified to the secretary, who shall thereupon issue him a certificate of competency and commission as a boiler inspector and a concomitant identification card.
B. A fee of forty dollars shall be charged by the secretary for the issuance of the initial certificate of competency and commission along with an identification card denoting that the person whose name appears thereon has been issued such a certificate and is therefore a certified boiler inspector. A fee of twenty dollars shall be charged each year thereafter for renewal of the identification card.
C. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be used to cover the cost of the printing, issuance and handling of said certificates of competency and commission and identification cards, and such fees shall be retained and disbursed by the secretary.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 298, §1; Acts 1980, No. 484, §1.