New Jersey § 45:5aa-3

§ 45:5aa-3.

a. No person shall advertise, enter into or engage in the business of landscape irrigation

contracting unless the person has first secured a business permit from the board and

such person or an officer, partner or employee who is or will be actively engaged

in the business for which a business permit is sought has obtained a landscape irrigation

contractor certificate from the board in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1991, c. 27 ( C.45:5AA-1 et seq. ), and such certified landscape irrigation contractor shall assume full responsibility

for inspection and supervision of all landscape irrigation contracting work to be

performed by the permittee. If a permittee or business permit applicant employs more than one certified landscape

irrigation contractor, the permittee or business permit applicant shall designate

which certified landscape irrigation contractor shall assume full responsibility for

inspection and supervision of all landscape irrigation contracting work to be performed

by the permittee. Any single act or transaction, including the advertising of available services,

shall constitute engaging in the business of landscape irrigation contracting. A certified landscape irrigation contractor shall not be entitled to qualify more

than one person for a business permit. b. Officers , employees, and duly authorized representatives of the United States, the State,

or any political subdivision thereof performing work on the property of the public

entity; vendors of landscape irrigation components, materials, or equipment who perform

only such functions as delivery, rendering of advice or assistance in the installation

or normal warranty service or exchange of defective or damaged goods; contractors

engaged in the design, fabrication, installation or construction of irrigation apparatus,

or irrigation equipment of any type which is to be used solely for agricultural purposes

in the production of harvestable and saleable vegetative or animal products; plumbing

contractors as defined by section 2 of P.L.1968, c. 362 ( C.45:14C-2 ); and employees engaged in landscape irrigation contracting for a permittee which has at least one certified landscape irrigation contractor , are exempt from the requirement of a certificate imposed by this act. c. If a landscape irrigation system is connected to a potable water supply, the landscape

irrigation contractor's connection is to begin at the downstream side of a properly

installed backflow prevention device as required by the Plumbing Subcode of the Uniform

Construction Code adopted pursuant to section 5 of the “State Uniform Construction

Code Act,” P.L.1975, c. 217 ( C.52:27D-123 ). d. (1) Landscape contractors are exempt from obtaining a certificate as provided in P.L.1991, c. 27 ( C.45:5AA-1 et seq. ) when replacing sprinkler heads damaged during lawn mowing or grounds maintenance

or when making minor incidental repairs to sprinkler piping damaged during landscape

construction. (2) The exemption provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to

the installation of automatic controllers, electric or hydraulic control valves, drip

irrigation systems and micro-irrigation systems, or to the performance of irrigation

system service or maintenance. e. Golf course employees performing work on landscape irrigation systems on the golf

course where they are currently employed, are exempt from obtaining a certificate

as provided in P.L.1991, c. 27 ( C.45:5AA-1 et seq. ). f. A business permit shall not be required in connection with landscape irrigation

contracting performed by an employee of a community association for the community

association's landscape irrigation system. For purposes of this subsection, “ community association ” means a condominium, homeowner, fee simple, cooperative or other community association. g. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent individuals licensed or certified

in this State under any other law from engaging in the profession for which they are

licensed or certified.