SECTION 158:40-7-7. Poultry house contractor license

(a)   Definition. "Poultry house contractor" means any person who has qualified to become licensed in accordance with 59 O.S. § 1686.1 and 158:40-7-7.

(b)   Limitations. Poultry house contractor license holders cannot perform any wiring for a structure or electrical facility that is not directly involved in the operation of the environmentally controlled poultry house wiring system. The poultry house contractor license allows contracting only for wiring of environmentally controlled poultry house systems and does not disallow or exclude unlimited electrical contractors from performing poultry house wiring work under an unlimited electrical contractor license without a poultry house contractor license. All licenses shall be nontransferable.

(c)   License requirements.

(1)   Applicants for Poultry House Contractor must be eighteen (18) years of age or over, be the party performing, overseeing, or otherwise responsible for the work performing solely poultry house premise wiring for environmentally controlled poultry house systems, and the insured poultry house wiring to connect the premise wiring, and who do not perform any wiring for a structure or electrical facility that is not directly involved in the operation of the environmentally controlled poultry house wiring system.

(2)   Applicants must provide all necessary information and documentation required under the Electrical Licensing Act, rules, and as requested by the Board.

(d)   Insurance requirements.

(1)   Applicants for the Poultry House Contractor License must provide a copy of the certificate of liability insurance at the time of application.

(2)   The amount of liability insurance shall not be less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00).

(3)   Any insurance company issuing a liability policy to the applicant shall be required to notify the Construction Industries Board in the event such liability policy is cancelled for any reason or lapses for nonpayment of premiums.

(4)   Applicants shall submit proof of satisfactory workers' compensation coverage or exemption as authorized pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act.

(e)   License renewal. A poultry house license shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance at which time the license may be renewed upon meeting the requirements of 59 O.S. § 1686.1, and paying the nonrefundable license renewal fee in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). No continuing education is required for renewal of a poultry house contractor license.

(f)   Experience non-qualifying for other license categories. Experience under the Poultry House Contractor license shall not be considered qualifying experience for application of any other electrical license category.

(g)   Suspension or revocation of license. The Electrical Hearing Board shall suspend or revoke a poultry house contractor license for reasons as stated in the Act in accordance with procedures established in this Chapter and in OAC 158:1.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 703, eff 7-4-15 (emergency); Added at 33 Ok Reg 580, eff 8-25-16; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 921, eff 10-1-18]