Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1016

inspector and electrical inspector.

A. Each city or incorporated town with a population of two

thousand (2,000) or more in the state, having a system of water

supply or sewerage shall by ordinance, within ninety (90) days after

the effective date of this act, create an office of plumbing

inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect all plumbing installed

in the jurisdiction of such city or town, and shall furnish a

certificate of same. Said plumbing inspector shall have had not

less than three (3) years' practical experience at the plumbing

business, and shall not be interested, either directly or

indirectly, in any firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing

business.

B. Any city or town in this state, with a population in excess

of four thousand (4,000) but not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000),

may create an office which combines the powers and duties of the

plumbing inspector and the electrical inspector. Except as

otherwise provided in this subsection, the holder of such office

must have at least three (3) years' practical experience in the

plumbing industry and three (3) years' practical experience in the

electrical industry. Any such city or town may, in its discretion,

appoint some other person deemed qualified for such office if such

person, within two (2) years after the date of appointment,

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successfully passes the examination for a license as a plumbing

inspector and the examination for a license as an electrical

inspector conducted by a recognized national building code or

standard service. Cities or towns with a population of four

thousand (4,000) or less may, in their discretion, appoint some

other person deemed qualified for the office. The salary of said

plumbing inspector is to be provided for by the respective city or

town.