Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 22 - FIRE PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND SAFETY (§§ 20-22-101 — 20-22-1016) › Subchapter 6 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (§§ 20-22-601 — 20-22-614) › Section 20-22-603 - Exceptions

The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to the following:
(1)
The filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer before its initial sale;
(2)
The visual inspections by a firm of its own portable fire extinguishers, fixed fire protection systems, or fire protection sprinkler systems by its own personnel who are specifically trained to conduct visual inspections;
(3)
The hydrostatic testing by a firm of its own United States Department of Transportation-specification compressed gas cylinders used for or with fire extinguishers or its own pressure vessels, other than United States Department of Transportation-specification cylinders used as fire extinguishers, when the testing is performed by personnel of the firm who have been specially trained to perform the testing;
(4)
Firms engaged in the retailing or wholesaling of portable fire extinguishers as defined in §
20-22-602
but not engaged in the installing, servicing, or recharging of portable fire extinguishers are exempt from the registration and licensing provisions outlined in §
20-22-610
, but all other provisions of this subchapter shall apply;
(5)
Fire departments recharging portable fire extinguishers for fire department use only if:
(A)
The fire department personnel performing the services are trained in the proper filling and recharging of the portable fire extinguishers;
(B)
All work is performed according to the standards adopted and the rules of the Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board and the National Fire Protection Association pamphlet number ten (No. 10): Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers;
(C)
(i)
Each of the fire department personnel performing the filling and recharging of the portable fire extinguishers holds a current applicable individual license issued by the board.
(ii)
Only portable fire extinguishers owned by the particular fire department are subject to this exception; and
(D)
All registration and licensure fees for licenses issued for these individual licenses are waived; and
(6)
The hydrostatic testing (Class A Hydro list) by a firm of United States Department of Transportation-specification compressed gas cylinder used for or with a portable fire extinguisher or a fixed fire protection system owned by other firms or individuals:
(A)
When the testing is performed by personnel who have been specifically trained to perform the testing;
(B)
When the firm is currently licensed or permitted by the United States Department of Transportation to perform Class A Hydro tests; and
(C)
Where the hydrostatic testing of the cylinders is the only service performed on behalf of the individual or firm or its agent which owns the cylinder.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1132,§ 19, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1977, No. 743, § 9; 1983, No. 782, §§ 11, 12; 1985, No. 702, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-840; Acts 1987, No. 532, § 5; 1991, No. 392, § 1; 1993, No. 1215, § 2; 2003, No. 1074, § 2; 2009, No. 422, § 3.