2004 Minnesota Statutes

     326.245 Manufacturing, installation, alteration, or 
  repair of electrical apparatus; exempt. 

    Subdivision 1.    Manufacturers.  Electrical components, 
 apparatus, or appliances being manufactured within the limits of 
 property which is owned or leased by a manufacturer and such 
 manufacturer's production employees are not covered by sections 
 326.241 to 326.248.  

    Subd. 2.    Electrical appliance units.  Installation, 
 alteration, or repair of electrical appliance units are not 
 covered by sections 326.241 to 326.248.  For the purposes of 
 this section, "electrical appliance units" means all electrical 
 and fossil fuel appliances that use electricity including, but 
 not limited to, furnaces, water heaters, stoves, clothes 
 washers, dryers, and dishwashers.  The installation of 
 electrical wiring to an electrical appliance unit is covered by 
 sections 326.241 to 326.248. 

    Subd. 3.    Other units.  Planning, laying out, and 
 installation of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or 
 refrigeration units are not covered by sections 326.241 to 
 326.248.  For purposes of this section, heating, ventilating, 
 air conditioning, or refrigeration units include, but are not 
 limited to, air conditioning units, air conditioning 
 evaporators, air conditioning condensers, air conditioning and 
 refrigeration chillers, boilers, furnaces, air handling units, 
 rooftop units, humidifiers, ice makers, and supermarket, ice 
 arena, and bar/restaurant equipment.  The installation of 
 electrical wiring to the unit is covered by sections 326.241 to 
 326.248. 

    Subd. 4.    Other equipment.  Planning, laying out, 
 alteration, replacement, or repair of heating, ventilating, air 
 conditioning, or refrigeration equipment, and associated 
 devices, controls, and wiring including wiring in or on the 
 equipment, are not covered by sections 326.241 to 326.248 when 
 the work is performed by an employee of a heating, ventilating, 
 air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor provided that the 
 employee performing the work has received a certificate of 
 completion from a heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or 
 refrigeration apprenticeship program approved by the state of 
 Minnesota or any class of personal electrical license issued by 
 the board.  Employees registered in an approved heating, 
 ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration program may 
 design, plan, alter, replace, or repair heating, ventilating, 
 air conditioning, or refrigeration equipment, devices, and 
 controls including wiring in or on the equipment, under the 
 direction of an employee who has a certificate of completion 
 from an approved program or any class of personal electrical 
 license issued by the board.  The installation of electrical 
 wiring to the unit is covered by sections 326.241 to 326.248. 

    HIST: 1967 c 602 s 5; 1986 c 373 s 10; 1991 c 289 s 33; 2002 c 
 328 s 29