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17 Pa. Code § 47.1. License required.

§ 47.1. License required.

 (a)  All water well drillers, as defined in act of May 29, 1956 (P. L. 1840) (32 P. S. § §  645.1—645.13), shall be licensed. Farmers and other persons drilling at their own residence are not required to obtain a license.

 (b)  Employes of licensed water well drillers, drilling wells within the scope of their employment, do not need individual licenses. It is the contractor who shall be licensed.

 (c)  The license of the water well driller shall be signed in ink by the applicant, in the space provided.


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