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20-22-603. Exceptions.
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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 app
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-603
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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.
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20-22-602. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Apprentice” means a qualified person:
(A) Enrolled as required in an apprenticeship program recognized by the Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board; and
(B) Who may perform work entitled by the licensee under the direct supervision of a licensed employee;
(2) “Fire protection sprinkler system” means:
(A) An assembly of underground, overhead, or other piping or conduits that convey water with or without other agents to fire sprinkler heads, fire sprinkler nozzles, interior fire hoses, or other devices in order to extinguish, control, or contain fire and so provide protection from exposure to fire or the products of combustion; and
(B) A standpipe and hose system as defined under the provisions of National Fire Protection Association pamphlet number fourteen (No. 14): Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems;
(3) “Fire protection sprinkler system business” means firms engaged in the planning, fire protection layout, selling, installing, maintaining, inspecting, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler systems, including without limitation standpipes, hose stations, and fire pumps;
(4) “Fire protection sprinkler systems inspector” means a qualified person who:
(A) Is employed full time by a licensed fire protection sprinkler contractor in the State of Arkansas and who has met the requirements to perform inspections of fire protection sprinkler systems in accordance with this subchapter; and
(B) May perform corrections of deficiencies from an inspection;
(5) “Firm” means any person, partnership, corporation, or association;
(6) “Fixed fire protection systems” means fire extinguisher or fire suppression systems, including without limitation:
(A) Fire extinguishing or fi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-602
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-602. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-22-610. License, permit, or certificate — Application — Fees.
(a) Applications for licenses, permits, and certificates provided for in this section shall be made under policies adopted by the Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board and shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the board.
(b)(1) Each firm or person desiring to engage in or to continue to engage in the business of installing, inspecting, or servicing portable fire extinguishers, selling, inspecting, installing, or servicing fixed fire protection systems, performing hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers or fire extinguisher cylinders, or planning, selling, installing, maintaining, inspecting, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems in the State of Arkansas as a condition of engaging or continuing to engage in such a business shall obtain from the board a certificate of registration and appropriate individual licenses as prescribed in this subchapter.
(2) Each firm engaged in the business of installing or servicing portable fire extinguishers or selling, installing, inspecting, or servicing fixed fire protection systems shall obtain a certificate of registration and shall pay the following fees:
(A) For engaging in the business of inspecting, installing, or servicing portable fire extinguishers, the fee for the initial certificate of registration shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500), and the annual renewal fee shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500); and
(B) For engaging in the business of selling, installing, inspecting, or servicing fixed fire protection systems, the fee for the initial certificate of registration shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500), and the annual renewal fee shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(3) Each employ
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-610
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-610. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.