Section 316.004. Authority.

 

(1)   Department authority. Under s. 101.02 (1) , Stats., the department reserves the right to interpret the requirements in this chapter and in all adopted codes and standards.

(2)   Municipal authority. Municipalities may exercise jurisdiction over inspection of electrical construction covered by the scope of this chapter. For public buildings and places of employment, s. SPS 316.920 (2) specifies the conditions required for municipalities to exercise this jurisdiction.

Cr. Register, October, 1990, No. 418 , eff. 11-1-90; am. (1), Register, August, 1996, No. 488 , eff. 9-1-96; am. (2) and r. (3), Register, September, 1999, No. 525 , eff. 10-1-99; CR 08-047 : renum. from Comm 16.04 Register February 2009 No. 638 , eff. 3-1-09; corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register February 2009 No. 638 ; correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 13-042 : am. (1) Register November 2013 No. 695 , eff. 12-1-13.

Note

Section 101.02 (1) of the Statutes reads: "The department shall adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations relative to the exercise of its powers and authorities and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations and hearings." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section SPS 320.02 (1) (a) prohibits any municipality from adopting an ordinance establishing restrictions on the electrical construction of one- and two-family dwellings covered by the Uniform Dwelling Code. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section SPS 361.03 (5) (b) prohibits any municipality from adopting an ordinance establishing restrictions on the electrical construction of multifamily dwellings as defined in s. SPS 362.0202 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1