No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of installing, maintaining, altering, or repairing, for others within the city, any electric wiring, device, appliances, or equipment unless the person, firm, or corporation shall have received an electrical contractor's registration certificate therefore. Any person employed by and working under the direction of a holder of an electrical contractor's certificate as a helper is exempted. No certificate will be required to perform the following work:
(A) Any work involved in the manufacture, test, or repair of electric materials, devices, appliances, or apparatus, not including any permanent testing purposes;
(B) The assembly, erection, and connection of electric apparatus and equipment by the manufacturer of the apparatus and equipment, not including any permanent wiring other than that involved in making electric connections on the apparatus or equipment itself or between 2 or more parts of the apparatus or equipment;
(C) For minor repair work for the replacement of lamps or for the connection of portable devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed;
(D) The owner-occupant of a single-family dwelling may carry out any of the work governed by this code without a registration certificate, provided that the permit and inspections will still apply. The owner-builder of a new dwelling must reside in the new dwelling for at least 1 full year after final inspection approval to qualify for this exemption.
(1981 Code, § 152.32) (Ord. 6572-93, passed 12-13-1993)