§ 61-03-27 — Requirements for firms engaged in water well work, installation of water well pumps and pitless units, monitoring well work, and drilling of geothermal systems - Exceptions

well pumps and pitless units, monitoring well work, and drilling of geothermal systems -
Exceptions.
1. A person, partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company may not
engage in the business of constructing a water well in this state unless at all times a
certified water well contractor, who is responsible for the proper construction or
alteration of a water well, is in charge. This section does not prohibit any person,
partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company from constructing any
water well on the person's or entity's own premises for the person's or entity's own
use.
2. A person may not engage in the business of installing water well pumps and pitless
units in the state after July 1, 1986, unless a certified installer, who is responsible for
the proper installation of the pump and pitless unit, is in charge of the installation. This
chapter does not prohibit any person from installing water well pumps and pitless units
on that person's own premises for that person's own use.
3. A person may not engage in the business of constructing a monitoring well in this state
unless at all times a certified monitoring well contractor, who is responsible for the
proper construction or alteration of the monitoring well, is in charge. This section does
not prohibit any person from installing a monitoring well on that person's own premises
for that person's own use.
4. A person may not engage in the business of drilling geothermal systems in the state
after July 1, 2008, unless a certified driller, who is responsible for the proper drilling of
the geothermal system, is in charge of the drilling. This section does not prohibit a
person from drilling geothermal systems on that person's own premises for that
person's own use.
5. Within thirty days after the completion of each well, each water well contractor shall
report to the department, on forms provided by the department, any information
required by the department, including a log of formations penetrated, well depth, and
casing size and weight. Each water well contractor shall provide a copy of the report to
the customer. All information submitted to the department must remain the property of
the department.