Chapter 385
AN ACT
HB 3354
Relating to electrical installations by
landscaping businesses; amending ORS 479.940.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 479.940 is amended to read:
479.940. (1) The licensure
provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to the following activity on
Class II and III systems in one and two family dwellings regulated under the
Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code:
(a) Prewiring of cable
television and telephone systems owned by the owner of the residence;
(b) Garage door openers;
(c) Vacuum systems;
(d) Audio and stereo
systems;
(e) HVAC;
(f) Landscape sprinkler
controls;
(g) Landscape lighting;
and
(h) Doorbells.
(2) The provisions of
subsection (1) of this section apply only to persons or businesses licensed and
in good standing with the Construction Contractors Board.
(3)(a) The licensure
provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to [limited energy electrical activity involving] a business
licensed under ORS 671.510 to 671.710 when making installations of
landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting [installed by a business licensed under ORS
671.510 to 671.710] involving a Class II or Class III system that does
not exceed 30 volts and 750 volt-amperes.
(b) A business exempt
from licensing under this section shall issue an identification card to its
landscape irrigation control wiring or outdoor landscape lighting installer.
The form for the identification card shall be provided by the State Landscape
Contractors Board. The identification card shall include the name of the
installer, the name and State Landscape Contractors Board identification number
of the landscaping business and the date of issue of the identification card.
The card shall be carried by the installer at the job site when performing the
allowed electric installations.
(4) The licensure
provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to limited energy electrical
activity involving the installation, maintenance or repair of lottery equipment
at retail locations by employees or vendors of the Oregon State Lottery
Commission. The exemption provided by this subsection does not authorize work
by unlicensed persons on systems of 115 volts or more.
(5) All nonlicensure
requirements of ORS 479.510 to 479.945, including permits for and compliance with the electrical specialty code, apply to
activities conducted under subsections (1) to (4) of this section. If any
person or business repeatedly violates the permit or code compliance
requirements, in addition to any other remedy, the Electrical and Elevator
Board may suspend, condition or revoke a person’s or business’s right to use
this provision.
Approved by the Governor June 12, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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