Athens City Code

1. (1) No person shall engage in or work at the installation, extension, or alteration of a consumer's gas piping or certain gas appliances, until such person shall have secured a license as hereinafter provided and shall have executed and delivered to the city manager a good and sufficient bond in the penal sum of $25,000.00, with corporate surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of all such work, entered upon or contracted for in strict accordance and compliance with the provisions of the gas code. The bond herein required shall expire on January 1 next following its approval by the city manager, and, thereafter, on January 1 of each year a new bond, in form and substance as herein required, shall be given by such person to cover all such work as shall be done during such year.
2. (2) Upon approval of the bond, the person desiring to do such work shall secure from the city manager a nontransferable license which shall run until January 1 next succeeding its issuance, unless sooner revoked. The person obtaining a license shall pay any applicable license fees to the city manager.
3. (3) Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting an individual from installing or repairing his own appliances or installing, extending, replacing, altering, or repairing the consumer's piping on his own premises, or as requiring a license or a bond from an individual doing such work on his own premises; provided, however, all such work must be done in conformity with all other provisions of the gas code, including those relating to permits, inspections, and fees.

(Code 1972, § 4-404; Code 1995, § 12-404)