Section 1301.053 - Work Incidental to Other Professions(a) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform: (1) plumbing incidental to and in connection with the business in which the person is employed or engaged if the person: (A) is regularly employed as or acting as a maintenance person or maintenance engineer; and(B) does not engage in plumbing for the public;(2) construction, installation, or maintenance on the premises or equipment of a railroad if the person is an employee of the railroad who does not engage in plumbing for the public;(3) plumbing if the person is engaged by a public service company to: (A) lay, maintain, or operate its service mains or lines to the point of measurement; and(B) install, change, adjust, repair, remove, or renovate appurtenances, equipment, or appliances;(4) appliance installation and service work, other than installation and service work on water heaters, that involves connecting appliances to existing openings with a code-approved appliance connector if the person performs the work as an appliance dealer or an employee of an appliance dealer; or(5) water treatment installations, exchanges, services, or repairs, other than the treatment of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture or appliance.(b) Work described by this section is subject to inspection and approval as provided by applicable state law or municipal ordinance.Tex. Occ. Code § 1301.053
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 981,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1380, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.303(a), eff. 9/1/2003.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. 6/1/2003.