1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupations and professions; providing an exception to crane operator 
1.3 	certification requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.6525, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.6525, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to:
1.9 	(1) a crane operator trainee or apprentice, if the individual is under the direct 
1.10 	supervision of a crane operator who holds a valid crane operator certificate as required in 
1.11 	subdivision 1;
1.12 	(2) a person directly employed by a class 1 or 2 railroad who is qualified by the 
1.13 	employing railroad as a crane operator or boom truck operator while performing work on 
1.14 	property owned, leased, or controlled by the employing railroad;
1.15 	(3) a person who is employed by or performing work for a public utility, rural 
1.16 	electric cooperative, municipality, telephone company, or industrial manufacturing plant;
1.17 	(4) a person who is subject to inspection and regulation under the Mine Safety and 
1.18 	Health Act, United States Code, title 30, sections 801 through 962;
1.19 	(5) a person engaged in boating, fishing, agriculture, or arboriculture;
1.20 	(6) a person who is a member of and performing work for a uniformed service or 
1.21 	who is a member of and performing work for the United States Merchant Marine;
1.22 	(7) a person who is operating a crane for personal use on premises owned or leased 
1.23 	by that person; and
1.24 	(8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation; and
2.1 	(9) any equipment used in the well-drilling industry and the pump-repair industry, 
2.2 	which includes pump-repair hoists, truck body hoists, and well-drilling derricks.