Any person may be accepted for examination for the appropriate classification of license without submitting evidence required under s. 145.07 , if:
(1) The person holds a current license under the laws of any other state, or under the ordinances of any city, town or village, having license provisions governing plumbers that the department determines are equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; or
(2) The person has practical experience in plumbing in another state that the department determines is equivalent to the experience required under this chapter.