Informal Opinion No.

Peter S. Blodgett, Esq. Assistant Corporation Counsel, Watertown

You have informed us that the City of Watertown has adopted the provisions of section 44 of the General City Law, setting forth the powers and duties of an examining board of plumbers to control through certificates of competency, persons permitted to engage in the business of plumbing. You are concerned about two opinions issued by this office (Nos. 81-127 and 82-69), construing the provisions of Article 4 of the General City Law and concluding that private property owners and landlords who do their own plumbing in the houses…