# Title 90 — State Board of Water Well Contractors

## Article 90-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 90-01-02 — Definitions

### § 90-01-02-01. Definitions.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply to this article:
1. "Certificate holder" means a certified water well contractor, pump and pitless unit installer,
geothermal system installer, or monitoring well contractor.
2. "Continuing education" means accredited educational experience derived from participation in
approved lectures, seminars, or correspondence courses.
3. "Hour" means a minimum of fifty continuing education instruction minutes.
4. "In charge" means a certificate holder has actual supervisory power over the work and makes
onsite work and progress inspections.
5. "One-year apprenticeship or experience" means twelve months of full-time employment in
constructing water wells or monitoring wells or installing pump and pitless units or geothermal
systems under the direct supervision of a certificate holder in the same area of expertise as
they are acquiring experience.
6. "Wells" is defined in subsection 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-35-02.
History: Effective March 1, 1984; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-35-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-35-02, 43-35-13, 45-35-19, 45-35-23
