Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Irrigation Contractor Registration.
Subject to Section 2.5 of the Law, each irrigation contractor doing business in
Illinois shall register annually with the Department. Registration shall be
submitted on forms available from the Department's website (http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/plumbing.htm)
and shall include the following information:
1) The irrigation contractor's full name,
date of birth, height, weight, home telephone number; business name, full
address of the business, business telephone and fax numbers, name of principal,
Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), a certificate of insurance and
workers' compensation insurance, as well as an indemnification bond or letter
of credit; whether the business is a sole proprietorship, partnership, or
corporation; and the name of the registered agent, if the contractor is a
corporation.
2) The names and
license numbers of all licensed plumbers that the irrigation contractor employs
or with whom the irrigation contractor enters into a contract for lawn
sprinkler connection and inspection services (see Section
892.40
).
3) A licensed plumber who is
also in the business of lawn sprinkler system installation shall register
annually as an irrigation contractor, if the licensed plumber employs persons
other than licensed plumbers or licensed apprentice plumbers to install or
provide on-site supervision for the installation of lawn sprinkler
systems.
b) Irrigation
Employee Registration. Subject to Section 2.5 of the Law, each irrigation
contractor doing business in Illinois shall register annually with the
Department all irrigation employees who install or provide on-site supervision
for the installation of lawn sprinkler systems.
1) Registration shall be submitted on forms
available from the Department's website (
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/plumbing.htm)
and shall include each irrigation employee's full name, home address, home
phone, date of birth, height, and weight; and the employer's name, business
name, address, telephone number, and irrigation contractor registration
number.
2) Upon request, the
irrigation contractor shall provide to the Department additional business
information, including payroll records, time sheets, and W2 forms. The
Department may request this information if necessary to determine the
irrigation contractor's compliance with the registration requirements of this
subsection (b).
3) Irrigation
contractors shall provide, on forms provided by the Department on its website
(
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/plumbing.htm),
the following:
A) Proof that at least one
irrigation employee has completed and passed an approved class in the
design and installation of lawn sprinkler systems;
B)
The names of employees who have
successfully completed an approved course on the installation of lawn sprinkler
systems; and
C)
Proof that the course taken by the employees was
successfully completed and that their continuing education is
also being completed. (Section 2.5(a) and (f) of the Law)
c) Registration
Expiration and Renewal. All registrations issued under this Section shall
expire on February 28 of each year, except that initial registrations issued
after January 15 shall expire one year after the next February 28. Registration
may be renewed for a period of one year from each succeeding March 1 upon
submission by the irrigation contractor of new contractor and employee
registration forms and fee payment prior to that March 1.
d) Reporting Changes in Registration.
Irrigation contractors shall report to the Department when registered
irrigation employees are no longer employed by the contractor and when new
employees are hired.
1) The irrigation
contractor shall submit a notice of cancellation of employee, accompanied by a
nonrefundable $20 fee, to the Department within 10 days after a registered
irrigation employee is terminated. A notice of cancellation is not required for
registered employees who are terminated in the period on or after January 31
and before February 28 of the same year.
2) After the contractor's initial or renewal
registration has been submitted to the Department, the irrigation contractor
shall submit an irrigation employee registration application form to the
Department before any additional employees are hired.
3) When the addition of irrigation employees
places the irrigation contractor in a category that requires a higher fee and
additional licensed plumbers, the irrigation contractor shall submit the
difference in the fee amount between the two categories and the names and
license numbers of additional licensed plumbers to the Department. Fee payment
and the information required shall be submitted before additional employees are
allowed to install lawn sprinkler systems.