§ 17-28-305 - Local regulatory authority -- Exceptions -- Electrical inspectors.
17-28-305. Local regulatory authority -- Exceptions -- Electrical inspectors.
(a) Any individual licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to examination or licensing by any city or county in order to perform electrical work.
(b) Any city or town may by ordinance, rules, regulations, or contract prescribe rules, regulations, and standards for the materials used in the construction, installation, and inspection of all electrical work in the city or county, provided the rules, regulations, or standards are not in conflict with the standards prescribed by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas pursuant to the authority of 17-28-202 and 20-31-104. Provided, that a city or county may by ordinance require a person, before doing electrical work on his or her primary residence, to demonstrate a technical competency to comply with the city or county standards. If the city has adopted an ordinance to exercise its territorial planning jurisdiction and if the city and county agree to authorize such, a city may exercise jurisdiction over the construction, installation, and inspection of electrical work within the city's territorial jurisdiction for planning authorized under 14-56-413.
(c) Any city or county may establish by ordinance, rules, and regulations a system of permits and inspections for the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical facilities and electrical work.