§ 103I.501 — Licensing and Regulation of Wells and Borings
Plain-Language Summary
The Commissioner of Health is responsible for regulating and licensing activities related to wells and borings in Minnesota. This includes drilling, constructing, repairing, and sealing all types of wells, installing pumps, boring elevator shafts, and working on environmental wells and geothermal heat exchangers. The commissioner also examines and licenses well contractors, limited contractors, elevator boring contractors, environmental well contractors, and explorers who do exploratory boring.
103I.501 LICENSING AND REGULATION OF WELLS AND BORINGS.
(a) The commissioner shall regulate and license:
(1) drilling, constructing, and repair of wells;
(2) sealing of wells;
(3) installing of well pumps and pumping equipment;
(4) excavating, drilling, repairing, and sealing of elevator borings;
(5) construction, repair, and sealing of environmental wells; and
(6) construction, repair, and sealing of bored geothermal heat exchangers.
(b) The commissioner shall examine and license well contractors, limited well/boring contractors, elevator boring contractors, and environmental well contractors.
(c) The commissioner shall license explorers engaged in exploratory boring and shall examine persons who supervise or oversee exploratory boring.
History:
1989 c 326 art 3 s 26; 1999 c 153 s 11; 2005 c 106 s 30; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 108; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 27
History: History: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 26; 1999 c 153 s 11; 2005 c 106 s 30; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 108; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 27