33-42-103. License.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to use in connection with his name or to advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a licensed water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor unless he has been licensed under this act.

(b) The drilling, construction or completion of water wells, including the installation of pumping equipment, shall be considered a business activity affecting the public interest and requiring reasonable standards of competence.

(c) The licensing of water well drilling contractors and the licensing of water well pump installation contractors are separate and distinct activities. Licensing requirements shall be specific to each profession and shall be addressed in rules and regulations.

(d) A copy of the license of a licensed water well drilling licensee or water well pump installation licensee overseeing the job and assuming liability for the water well drilling or water well pump installation shall be conspicuously posted at the water well drilling or water well pump installation site.

(e) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require licensure of any person operating drilling equipment or conducting other drilling or boring operations which do not require a permit from the state engineer to appropriate ground water.

(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or rehabilitate a water well or install pumping equipment in a water well without a license as provided by this act unless the activity is exempted from the licensing requirements of this act.