{"id":"9616a602-b2e2-4b24-8b31-8b2e847be2d2","task":"Obtain and maintain New Jersey Landscape Irrigation Contractor certification and the associated business permit before performing irrigation work in-state.","domain":"NJ Dept. of Community Affairs (nj.gov/dca)","steps":["Confirm the individual applicant has at least three years of experience (and/or educational equivalent) in irrigation system construction, repair, maintenance, or alteration, with at least 1,100 hours worked in a qualifying year.","Apply for individual Landscape Irrigation Contractor certification through the NJ DCA Division of Codes and Standards / Landscape Irrigation Contractor Examining Board.","Separately register the business for a Landscape Irrigation business permit — the business permit requires employing a currently certified Landscape Irrigation Contractor.","Do not substitute a New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration for this certification; confirm it explicitly does not cover irrigation work.","Track the 16 continuing education credits (CECs) required for renewal, ensuring at least 8 CECs are in water conservation topics and at least 2 CECs are in NJ business law/building codes."],"gotchas":["A valid NJ Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration does NOT substitute for Landscape Irrigation Contractor certification — this is a common misconception since HIC covers many other trades.","Both an individual certification AND a separate business permit are required; a certified individual working under an unpermitted business is still out of compliance.","The CEC renewal requirement is split by topic (water conservation vs. business law/codes) — generic irrigation CE credits from another state or IA program may not satisfy NJ's specific category minimums."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.105Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9616a602-b2e2-4b24-8b31-8b2e847be2d2"}