Section 316.013. Electric fences.

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The following are department rules in addition to the requirements of the NEC ® :

(1) Electric fence controllers.

(a) Electric fence controllers shall be of a type listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

(b) Electric fence controllers shall be installed and used in the exact manner and for the exact purpose indicated by the manufacturer's instructions, markings, listings or labels.

(2) Grounding. Electric fence controllers shall be grounded as specified in NEC 250, except that where stray voltages in dairy barns or milking parlors create physical problems to the animals, the use of a single made electrode shall be permitted.

CR 08-047 : cr. Register February 2009 No. 638 , eff. 3-1-09.

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Under s. 101.18 , Stats., the Department is responsible for establishing " … reasonable standards, rules or regulations for the erection, construction, repair and maintenance of electric fences as shall render them safe." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1

                    
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