2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 324 - 338 Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection
Chapter 326 Employments Licensed by State
Section 326.245 MANUFACTURED ELECTRICAL PARTS; EXEMPTION.

326.245 MANUFACTURED ELECTRICAL PARTS; EXEMPTION.
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.
History: 1967 c 602 s 5; 1986 c 373 s 10; 1991 c 289 s 33; 2002 c 328 s 29