Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 316.002

Current through August 26, 2024
Section SPS 316.002 - Scope
(1) GENERAL. Except as provided in sub. (2), this chapter applies to electrical wiring installations.
(2) EXCLUSIONS. This chapter does not cover any of the following electrical wiring installations:
(a) Installations in ships, watercraft other than floating buildings, railway rolling stock, aircraft, or automotive vehicles other than mobile homes and recreational vehicles.
(b) Installations for generation, transformation, or distribution of power used exclusively by railways for signaling and communication purposes.
(c) Installations of communication equipment under exclusive control of communication utilities, located outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such installations.
(d) Installations in manufactured homes, other than electrical wiring alterations in existing manufactured homes.
(e) Installations under the exclusive control of an electric utility, or an electric cooperative where such installations meet any of the following situations:
1. Consist of service drops or service laterals, and associated metering.
2. Are located in legally established easements or right-of-ways designated by public service commissions, utility commissions, or other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction for such installations.
3. Are on property owned or leased by the electric utility for the purpose of communications, metering, generation, control, transformation, transmission, storage, or distribution of electric energy.
(f) Installations for the purpose of street or area lighting owned and under exclusive control of electrical utilities or municipalities where located outdoors on property owned or leased by the utility; on or along public highways, streets, roads, or similar public thoroughfares; or outdoors on private property by established rights such as easements shall comply with this chapter or ch. PSC 114.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 316.002

Cr. Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; am. (1) (b) and (c), Register, March, 1994, No. 459, eff. 4-1-94; cr. (1) (e), r. and recr. (2) (d), (e), Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; cr. (1) (f), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; CR 02-072: am. (2) (e) Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03; CR 08-047: renum. from Comm 16.02 Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09.
Amended by, Cr. Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; am. (1) (b) and (c), Register, March, 1994, No. 459, eff. 4-1-94; cr. (1) (e), r. and recr. (2) (d), (e), Register, August, 1996, No. 488, eff. 9-1-96; cr. (1) (f), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; CR 02-072: am. (2) (e) Register April 2003 No. 568, eff. 5-1-03; CR 08-047: renum. from Comm 16.02 Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09; CR 16-093: r. and recr. Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 8/1/2018.