The Florida Senate

¹553.03  Definitions.--For the purpose of this part, the following terms, when used in this part or the rules and regulations, or orders made pursuant thereto, shall be construed, respectively to mean:

(1)  A "plumbing contractor" is any person, except an employee of a licensed, bonded plumbing contractor, who is engaged in or working at the business of plumbing in the state who has furnished the necessary bond that he or she will do all plumbing in this state in compliance with the minimum requirements of the State Plumbing Code and who obtains a state and county occupational license and any other license, when required, to engage in or work at the business of plumbing.

(2)  "Plumbing" is the practice, materials, and fixtures used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all piping fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: Sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting system, and the public or private water-supply systems, within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance; also the practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension, or alteration of the stormwater or sewerage and water supply systems of any premises to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable terminal.

(3)  "Plumbing fixtures" are installed receptacles, devices, or appliances which are supplied with water or which receive or discharge liquids or other liquid-borne water, with or without discharge, into the drainage system with which they may be directly or indirectly connected.

(4)  "Minor maintenance" is those repairs involving only the working parts of a faucet or valve, the clearance of stoppage, repairing of leaks, or replacement of defective faucets or valves.

History.--s. 2, ch. 26904, 1951; s. 798, ch. 97-103; s. 68, ch. 98-287; s. 108, ch. 2000-141.

¹Note.--Repealed July 1, 2001, by s. 68, ch. 98-287, as amended by s. 108, ch. 2000-141.