Missouri Laws 341.090 – Definitions
1. The word “person” as used herein shall be construed to mean a natural person, firm, corporation, association, partnership or common law trust and shall include the owner, lessee or keeper of any building or premises or the agent thereof or building contractor engaged in the construction of any building or structure.
2. The term “minor repairs” shall be construed to mean repairs within the interior of any building to leaks in drains, pipes, traps and cocks, opening waste or supply pipes, traps or drains, and repairing broken fixtures or frozen pipes. It shall not be construed to include any work involving connections to soil pipes, supply pipes, waste pipes, vent pipes or inside rain leader pipes, or the replacing or setting of any fixture, or any other installation, repair or alteration which in the judgment of the supervisor is of such a nature which if improperly installed, repaired or altered would endanger the public health.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 341.090
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. The word “apprentice” as used herein shall be construed to mean a person learning the principles and art of installing plumbing and drainage facilities, under the personal direction and supervision of a licensed master plumber or a licensed journeyman plumber.