Nothing I can say will prove her point better than McClatchy’s moronic, sneering headline, so I’ll just steer you over there and let it speak for itself. As for whether JTP is or isn’t free to ply his trade without a license, the answer appears to be: Depends.
Cheryl Schimming, a permit specialist for the Lucas County Building Regulations Department, which licenses plumbers, confirmed that Wurzelbacher does not have a license but that [his boss, Al] Newell does hold an Ohio license. But Wurzelbacher told reporters, and Schimming agreed, that because he works for a licensed plumber, he is not required to have one.
The Toledo department of building inspection says otherwise, which I guess means he’s okay to practice county-wide but not within the city limits. Sic ‘im, media! Exit quotation: “He’s not ‘unlicensed.’ He’s ‘undocumented.'”
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