§ 7-42. Installation standards.

(a)

All installations shall be in strict conformity with provisions of this article, the laws of the state, the rules and regulations issued under authority of the state statutes, and shall be in conformity with approved standards of construction for safety of life and property. In every case where no specific type or class of material, or no specific standard of construction is prescribed by the laws of the state, the regulations issued under the authority of the state statutes or by this article, conformity with the regulations as laid down in the 1975 National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection Association and in the National Electrical Safety Code, as approved by the American Standards Association, and other installations and safety regulations approved by the American Standards Association shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with approved standards of construction for safety to life and property.

(b)

The same standards and other provisions of this article shall apply to house trailers, their electric wiring, equipment, plugging into electrical outlets and electric grounding.

(c)

All electrical equipment installed or used shall be in conformity with the provisions of this article, the laws of the state and any order, rules and regulations issued by authority thereof, and with approved electrical standards for safety to persons and property. Unless by this article, by state law, or by any orders, rules or regulations issued by authority thereof, a specific type or class of electrical equipment is disapproved for installation and use, conformity with the standards of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. as approved by the American Standards Association, and the electrical provisions of other standards approved by the American Standards Association shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with approved standards for safety to persons and property; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to equipment owned and used by an electrical supply or communication agency in the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity or for the operation of signal or the transmission of intelligence.

(d)

No electrical apparatus, fittings or material shall be sold, replaced with new articles, rented, given as premium or used unless such apparatus, fittings or material is approved by the electrical inspector as complying with the safety requirements of this code; provided, however, that all such apparatus, fittings or material which bears the label of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., shall be deemed prima facie evidence to satisfy the requirements of this code, and the electrical inspector is authorized to approve such apparatus, fittings or material without requiring further tests thereof to be made.

(Ord. No. 11, § 6, 12-27-61)

State law reference

Adoption of technical codes by reference, R.S. 33:1368 et seq.

Charter reference

Power of council to adopt technical codes, Art. III, § 3(24).