65 ILCS 5/11-32-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions

 (from Ch. 24, par. 11-32-1)Sec. 11-32-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may:(1) provide for the regulation, safe construction, installation,  alteration, inspection, testing and maintenance of heating, air  conditioning and refrigerating systems specified in this section.(2) provide for examination, licensing and regulation of heating, air  conditioning and refrigeration contractors; and fix the amount of license  fees, not exceeding $50, and the terms and manner of issuing and revoking  licenses of such contractors.(3) provide for the appointment of a board of examiners which shall  examine applicants for and issue licenses to such contractors as are found  capable and trustworthy.A.  The term "heating, air conditioning and refrigeration contractor"  means:(a) any person engaged in the business of installing, altering or  servicing heating, air conditioning or refrigerating systems;(b) any private or municipally owned public utility if such public  utility installs heating, air conditioning or refrigerating systems.The term "heating, air conditioning and refrigeration contractor" does  not include: (i) any private or municipally owned public utility, fuel  supplier or dealer that supplies fuel and services or repairs heating or  air conditioning appliances or equipment in connection with or as a part of  their business of supplying the fuel used in such appliances or equipment;  or (ii) any liquefied petroleum gas dealer subject to "An Act to regulate  the storage, transportation, sale and use of liquefied petroleum gases",  approved July 11, 1955, as now or hereafter amended, and the rules and  regulations of the Illinois State Police promulgated  pursuant to  such Act; or (iii) any electrical contractor registered or licensed as such  under the provisions of this Act or any other statute.B. The term "heating system" means any heating unit intended to warm the  atmosphere of any building or rooms therein used for human occupancy.C. The term "air conditioning system" means any air conditioning unit  designed to cool the atmosphere of any building or rooms therein used for  human occupancy, which unit has a rated heat removal capacity in excess of  20,000 British thermal units per hour; and also any such unit regardless of  size or rating that is installed in such a manner that it projects from a  building where pedestrian traffic will pass below it.D. The term "refrigerating system" means any refrigerating unit, other  than an air conditioning system as defined in this section, which is to be  used in conjunction with or as an aid to any commercial enterprise but does  not include a refrigerating unit used for family household purposes.Any heating, air conditioning and refrigeration contractor properly  licensed under paragraph (2) of this section in the municipality of his  principal place of business in this State may install heating, air  conditioning and refrigeration systems in any other municipality without  securing an additional license, provided that such contractor complies with  the rules and regulations of the municipality where such systems are  installed.  (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)