(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the installation, repair, or alteration of electrical equipment within the area of city jurisdiction without having secured from the State Board of Electrical Examiners a license of the class or type which by the laws of the state is required to be held by the person engaged in such work. A true copy of the license shall be filed in the office of the Electrical Inspector before any work for which the license is required shall commence; provided, a license issued in respect of a calendar year will meet the requirement of this section until the next following January 31.
(B) This section shall not apply to:
(1) An apprentice electrician working under the direct supervision of a licensed master electrician or licensed journeyman electrician;
(2) Employees of public power districts, public power and irrigation districts, electric membership or cooperative associations, public utility corporations, railroads, petroleum companies, petrochemical companies, pipeline companies, telephone or telegraph systems, or employees of affiliated companies performing manufacturing, installation, and repair work for such employer, while acting within the scope of their employment;
(3) The installation, maintenance, repair, or alteration of vertical transportation or passenger conveyors, elevators, or appurtenances thereto;
(4) The engaging of any electrical appliance where approved electrical outlets are already installed;
(5) An employee, working for a single employer as part of such employer’s full-time staff and not holding himself or herself out to the public for hire, while acting within the scope of his or her employment; or
(6) An owner of property performing work on such property or farm property which he or she owns, excluding commercial, industrial, or public use buildings.
(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2200, passed - -1976)