# Title 90 — State Board of Water Well Contractors

## Article 90-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 90-01-01 — Board Organization

### § 90-01-01-01. State board of water well contractors organization.

1. History. The 1971 legislative assembly passed the act providing for water well contractors
licensing and creating the state board of water well contractors, codified as North Dakota
Century Code chapter 43-35. The 1985 legislative assembly added pump and pitless unit
installers, the 1987 legislative assembly added monitoring well contractors, and the 2007
legislative assembly added geothermal system drillers to the coverage.
2. Board membership. Membership of the state board of water well contractors is detailed in
North Dakota Century Code section 43-35-03.
3. Executive secretary-treasurer. The board shall appoint the executive secretary-treasurer,
who is responsible for board administration and the examining process in North Dakota
Century Code chapter 43-35.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the board or examinations should be addressed to the executive
secretary-treasurer:
Secretary-Treasurer
State Board of Water Well Contractors
1200 Memorial Highway
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504-5262
History: Amended effective November 1, 1981; December 1, 1985; January 1, 1988; May 1, 2002;
October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-35-02, 43-35-03, 43-35-04
### § 90-01-01-02. Certification purpose.

The board's philosophy in enforcing North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-35 must, at all times,
be for the quantity and quality protection of ground water resources.
History: Effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-01
