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ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.820. Duties and powers in enforcing law. (1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall: (a) Check the authenticity, appropriateness and expiration dates of licenses issued under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. (b) Inspect electrical installations and products for which a permit or license is required by ORS 479.510 to 479.945. (c) Inspect permits attached to electrical installations or products for which a permit is required by ORS 479.510 to 479.945. (2) If the department finds that the electrical installation or product fails to comply with minimum safety standards or electrical product safety standards, the department may disconnect or order the disconnection of service thereto. (3) If the department finds that the condition of an electrical installation or product constitutes an immediate hazard to life or property, the department may cut or disconnect any wire necessary to remove such hazard or take corrective action as provided by rules adopted under ORS 479.730. (4) Upon written request of appropriate municipal personnel, the department may make inspections of electrical installations and products within cities and counties. Such inspections shall be made at cost, in accordance with local municipal ordinances, payable on a monthly basis. (5) For the purpose of discharging any duty imposed by ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.835. Recovery of purchase price of product not meeting applicable laws. Any person who purchases an electrical product may recover the purchase price from the seller if the electrical product does not meet all applicable state and federal law and the purchaser returns the electrical product within 90 days from the date of purchase.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.840. Fees; rules; means to guarantee payment. (1) Upon receiving payment of the applicable application fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue or renew a license or permit applied for under ORS 479.510 to
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.845. Limitation on use of local government fees. Fees collected by a city or county for the enforcement or administration of the electrical specialty code and rules adopted under ORS 479.730 (1) shall be used only for the enforcement and administration of those laws.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.850. Disposition of receipts. All receipts from civil penalties, fees, charges, costs and expenses provided for in ORS 455.895 (1)(b), 479.510 to 479.945,
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.853. Appeal procedure; distribution of major code interpretation decisions. If any person is aggrieved by a decision made upon inspection under authority of ORS 455.148, 455.150 or 479.510 to 479.945 and 479.995 of an electrical product or electrical inspection, the person may appeal the decision. The following apply to an appeal under this section: (1) An appeal under this section is subject to ORS chapter 183. (2) An appeal under this section must be made first to the Chief Electrical Inspector of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The decision of the Chief Electrical Inspector may be appealed to the Electrical and Elevator Board. The decision of the Electrical and Elevator Board may be appealed to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services only if codes in addition to the electrical code are at issue. (3) If the Electrical and Elevator Board determines that a decision by the Chief Electrical Inspector is a major code interpretation, then the inspector shall distribute the decision in writing to all public and private electrical inspection authorities in the state. The decision shall be distributed within 60 days after the boards determination, and there shall be no charge for the distribution of the decision. As used in this subsection, a major code interpretation means a code interpretation decision that affects or may affect more than one job site or more than one inspection jurisdiction. (4) If an appeal is made under this section, an inspection authority shall extend the electrical plan review deadline by the number of days it takes for a final decision to be issued for the appeal. (5) Unless the department determines that the electrical product or electrical installation presents an immediate fire or life safety hazard, a person may operate an electrical product or electrical installation that is the subject of an appeal under this section until the appeal process is complete. If the department determines that an immediate fire or life safety hazard exists and the product or installation may not be operated during appeal, the department shall provide the person with a written report detailing the problems found by the department. If a determination is made under this subsection that products described in ORS 479.540 (11) may not be operated during appeal, that determination may be appealed immediately under the procedure established in subsection (2) of this section without first completing any appeal procedure established by a city or county.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.854. Authority of municipality to require license; approval of ordinance. (1) A municipality may enact and enforce an ordinance requiring a municipal general supervising electricians license upon the approval of the Electrical and Elevator Board and the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (2) The Electrical and Elevator Board and director may approve an ordinance under subsection (1) of this section only if electrical installations within the municipalitys jurisdiction are of a unique character beyond the education or experience of a general supervising electrician licensed under ORS 479.630 (2), and the ordinance applies only to such installations. (3) The director, after obtaining the opinion of the board, shall revoke approval of an ordinance upon a finding that in issuing its general supervising electricians license, a municipality has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against electricians from outside the municipality.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.855. City and county inspection and enforcement programs. (1) In addition to the provisions of ORS 455.010 to 455.310 and 455.410 to 455.740, any inspection and enforcement program established by a city or county under ORS 455.148 or 455.150 is subject to the provisions of this section. Where the provisions of this section conflict with provisions under ORS 455.010 to 455.310 and 455.410 to 455.740, the provisions of this section shall control. (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any city or county that wishes to establish a program under ORS 455.150 to enforce and administer ORS 479.510 to
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.860. Persons authorized to design, plan and lay out electrical installations; rules. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is the holder of a supervising electricians license: (a) Who is employed by the holder of an electrical contractors license may design, plan and lay out electrical installations for customers of the electrical contractor without obtaining any other license, permit or certificate; or (b) Who is employed by an industrial plant may design, plan and lay out electrical installations for that industrial plant. (2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, after consultation with the Electrical and Elevator Board and the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying, may adopt rules designating classes of board licensees that may design, plan and lay out noncomplex electrical installations. Licensees are not subject to any requirement for an additional license, permit, certificate or registration when engaging in the design, planning or laying out of electrical installations as authorized by a rule adopted under this subsection.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.870. Electrical and Elevator Board to prescribe uniform fee calculation and permit format; review; rules. (1) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall provide by rule for a statewide uniform method of calculating permit fees and a standardized permit application format. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the board shall provide by rule for a separate limited energy electrical activity permit and the conditions that apply to the permit. (3) The board shall adopt rules setting standards for timely review, personnel to conduct review and other plan review requirements.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.905. Definitions for ORS 479.870 and 479.905 to 479.945. For the purposes of ORS 479.870 and 479.905 to 479.945, except where the context requires otherwise: (1) Class A limited energy technician means a person licensed to install, alter and repair all limited energy systems. (2) Class B limited energy technician means a person licensed to install, alter and repair all limited energy systems that do not include protective signaling, including but not limited to: (a) HVAC; (b) Medical; (c) Boiler controls; (d) Intercom and paging systems; (e) Clock systems; (f) Data telecommunication installations; and (g) Instrumentation. (3) HVAC means thermostat and associated control wiring of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. HVAC does not include boiler controls. (4) Limited energy electrical activity means installation, alteration, maintenance, replacement or repair of electrical wiring and electrical products that do not exceed 100 volt-amperes in Class 2 and Class 3 installations, or that do not exceed 300 volt-amperes for landscape low voltage lighting systems that are cord connected to a ground fault circuit interrupter receptacle, under the electrical specialty code and the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code. (5) Protective signaling includes fire alarm, nurse call, burglar alarm, security and voice evacuation systems and other systems that are part of a fire or life safety system.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.910. Limited energy technician license; compliance with other laws; fees; continuing education. (1) Upon payment of an application or renewal fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue a Class B limited energy technician license to a person who qualifies under ORS 479.915. A person licensed under this section may perform limited energy electrical activity except protective signaling as defined in ORS 479.905. (2) A person licensed under this section shall comply with the permit and code compliance requirements under ORS 479.510 to 479.945. (3) The application fee, and the renewal fee, for a Class B limited energy technician license are the same as those for a Class A limited energy technician license. (4) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall establish continuing education requirements for persons licensed under this section, not to exceed 24 hours of classes every three years.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.915. Limited energy technician license requirements. (1) An applicant for a Class B limited energy technician license must: (a) Submit proof satisfactory to the Electrical and Elevator Board that the person has: (A) At least two years of experience as an apprentice in limited energy electrical activity; or (B) At least two years of experience equivalent to an apprenticeship in limited energy electrical activity and completed a board-approved 32-hour training program; and (b) Pass a written examination approved by the board and administered by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (2) An applicant for a Class A limited energy technician license must: (a) Submit proof satisfactory to the board that the person has completed at least three years of experience as an apprentice, or the equivalent as determined by the board by rule, in a recognized branch of the electrical trade; and (b) Pass a written examination prepared by the board and administered by the department. (3) The board shall determine the adequacy of any training program for qualification under the requirements of this section and ORS 479.910 and section 1, chapter 728, Oregon Laws 2001. (4) The department shall issue a Class A limited energy technician license to a person who qualifies under subsection (2) of this section and pays the required fees.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.940. Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.510 to 479.945; identification cards. (1) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to the following activity on Class II and III systems in one and two family dwellings regulated under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code: (a) Prewiring of cable television and telephone systems owned by the owner of the residence; (b) Garage door openers; (c) Vacuum systems; (d) Audio and stereo systems; (e) HVAC; (f) Landscape sprinkler controls; (g) Landscape lighting; and (h) Doorbells. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply only to residential contractors holding a current license and proper endorsement issued by the Construction Contractors Board. (3)(a) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to a landscape contracting business licensed under ORS 671.510 to 671.760 when making installations of landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting involving a Class II or Class III system that does not exceed 30 volts and 750 volt-amperes. (b) A landscape contracting business exempt from licensing under this subsection shall issue an identification card to its landscape irrigation control wiring or outdoor landscape lighting installer. The form for the identification card shall be provided by the State Landscape Contractors Board. The identification card shall include the name of the installer, the name and State Landscape Contractors Board identification number of the landscape contracting business and the date of issue of the identification card. The card shall be carried by the installer at the job site when performing the allowed electric installations. (4) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to limited energy electrical activity involving the installation, maintenance or repair of lottery equipment at retail locations by employees or vendors of the Oregon State Lottery Commission. The exemption provided by this subsection does not authorize work by unlicensed persons on systems of 115 volts or more. (5) All nonlicensure requirements of ORS 479.510 to 479.945, including permits for and compliance with the electrical specialty code, apply to activities conducted under subsections (1) to (4) of this section. If any person or business repeatedly violates the permit or code compliance requirements, in addition to any other remedy, the Electrical and Elevator Board may suspend, condition or revoke a persons or businesss right to use this provision.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.943. Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.905 to 479.945. The licensure provisions of ORS 479.905 to 479.945 do not apply to the employees of a telecommunications utility or competitive telecommunications provider, both as defined in ORS 759.005, cooperative corporation organized under ORS chapter 62 or unincorporated association providing intrastate telecommunications service in Oregon engaged in the course of employment in providing, installing or maintaining: (1) Voice transmission products; (2) Data transmission products; or (3) Intercom and paging systems.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.947. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program; approval and audit by Electrical and Elevator Board. (1) As used in this section, equivalent training program has the meaning given that term in ORS 283.410. (2) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall approve the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP), and review equivalent training programs for consideration, as a continuing education program that meets the continuing education standards established by the board under ORS 479.680 (1). (3) The board shall, on an annual basis, request from the EVITP provider information on the number of electricians who have signed up for the course, completed the course and passed the certification exam. (4) The board may audit the EVITP to ensure that the EVITP includes the most current national electrical codes and best practices for the installation of electrical vehicle charging systems. [2023 c.577 3] Note:
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.950. enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 479 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. PENALTIES
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.990. Penalties. (1) Any owner or occupant of any building or premises who fails to comply with any order provided for in ORS 479.170 and not appealed from, or with any such order of the State Fire Marshal upon appeal to the State Fire Marshal, shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation. All penalties, fees or forfeitures collected under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid into the State Treasury. (2) Violation of ORS 479.255, 479.260, 479.270, 479.280, 479.297 or 479.300, or rules adopted under ORS 479.255, 479.260, 479.270, 479.280, 479.297 or 479.300, is punishable by a civil penalty imposed by the State Fire Marshal in an amount not to exceed $250. (3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
ORS Chapter 479 — Protection of Buildings From

ORS 479.995. during reasonable hours, any building, enclosure, or upon any premises where electrical work is in progress, where an electrical installation has been made or where electrical equipment or products may be located. (6) A person may not obstruct or interfere with the department in performance of any of the departments duties or the exercise of any authority conferred under this section.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.010. Labels for blasting powder and fuse. All blasting powder and fuse shipped into this state for use, or manufactured in this state for use in this state, shall have stamped or printed upon the outside of the original package, box, case or wrapper the date of manufacture of the contents.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.020. Prohibition against sale of bad powder. Whenever any blasting powder shows a state of disintegration or decomposition sufficient so that it remains in a soft condition in a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or is in a state of crystallization, which is revealed by some portions being in a hard condition and surrounded by other portions in a soft condition, it shall be deemed bad and dangerous powder, and its sale and use is prohibited.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.030. Fuse unfit for use and sale; prohibition of use. Whenever any fuse shows by its appearance to have been overheated, or if it is in a hard and brittle condition, which is seen by breaks and cracks in the wrapper around the outside of the fuse, the same shall be declared unfit for use and sale, and its use is forbidden.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.040. Sale, exchange or possession, when unlawful. No person shall sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or have in possession for use by employees of the person: (1) Any blasting powder or fuse which has not been stamped or printed upon as required in ORS 480.010. (2) Any blasting powder of which the sale and use is prohibited by ORS 480.020. (3) Any fuse declared to be unfit for use as prohibited by ORS 480.030.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.050. Prohibition against intrastate transportation of explosives in passenger vehicle operated by common carrier; exception. No person shall transport, carry or convey, or have transported, carried or conveyed, any dynamite, gunpowder or other like explosives, between any places in Oregon, on any car or other vehicle of any description operated by a common carrier which car or vehicle is carrying passengers for hire. However, it shall be lawful to transport on any such car or vehicle small arms, ammunition in any quantity, such fuses, torpedoes, rockets or other signal devices as may be essential to promote safety in operation, and properly packed and marked samples of explosives for laboratory examination, not exceeding a net weight of one-half pound each and not exceeding 20 samples at one time in a single car or vehicle. Such samples shall not be carried in that part of a car or vehicle which is intended for the transportation of passengers for hire. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transportation of military or naval forces, with their accompanying munitions of war, on passenger equipment, cars or vehicles.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.060. Transportation of certain explosives prohibited. No person shall transport, carry or convey, or have transported, carried or conveyed, liquid nitroglycerine, fulminate in bulk in dry condition, or other like explosives, between any places in Oregon, on any car or other vehicle of any description operated by a common carrier in the transportation of passengers.
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ORS 480.070. Fire bombs prohibited; exceptions. (1) No person shall possess a fire bomb. For the purpose of this section a fire bomb is a breakable container containing a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less, having an integral wick or similar device capable of being ignited, but no device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illuminating shall be deemed to be a fire bomb for the purpose of this section. (2) This section shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of such fire bomb by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or by any member of a regularly organized public fire or police department.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.085. Requirement for removal of unused explosives from work area. (1) In addition to any other legal requirements, all users of explosives shall be responsible for the removal of all unused explosives from any area of use after the work for which the explosive was required is completed or when the user is absent for more than 30 days from the area of use, unless the explosives are stored in a manner meeting the safety requirements promulgated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to ORS 476.030. (2) As used in this section: (a) Explosives means dynamite, blasting powder, black powder, nitroglycerin, detonators, nitro-jelly, prima-cord and detonating fuse. (b) User means any person using explosives for any purpose whatsoever, and regardless of whether such person is being compensated for such use.
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ORS 480.095. Penalty and civil liability for violation of ORS 480.085. Persons violating ORS 480.085 are subject to the penalty provided in ORS 480.990 (4) and are liable in civil action for damages to any person suffering injury from handling or otherwise coming in contact with unused explosives that are left in an area of use in violation of ORS 480.085, regardless of any negligence or lack of negligence on the part of the defendant.
ORS Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable

ORS 480.110. [Amended by 1967 c.417 23; 1981 c.635 1; 1983 c.788 5; repealed by 2013 c.24 13] FIREWORKS