(1) No person may engage in the trade of fire protection sprinkler fitting without having a valid journey-level sprinkler fitter certificate, residential sprinkler fitter certificate, training certificate, or temporary certificate, with the exception of a certified plumber installing a residential fire protection sprinkler system connected to potable water requiring a plumbing certificate.

     (2) No contractor may employ a person in violation of subsection (1) of this section to perform fire protection sprinkler fitting work.

     (3) A person found by the director to have committed an infraction under this chapter shall be assessed a monetary penalty as set by rule.

     (4) Each day in which a person engages in the trade of fire protection sprinkler fitting in violation of subsection (1) of this section or employs a person in violation of subsection (2) of this section is considered a separate infraction.

[2007 c 435 § 3.]