(a) The various classes of licenses shall be defined as follows:

1. (1) "Air conditioning electrician" shall mean an individual who is limited by license classification to the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment solely for the purpose of supplying heating and air conditioning and refrigeration units;

2. (2) "Industrial maintenance electrician" means an individual who is limited by license classification to the repair, maintenance, alteration, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment for electrical power and control systems on or within industrial, manufacturing, or similar type facilities.

   1. (B) For employees of industrial facilities, it is not necessary to possess this or any other class of license.
   2. (C) See Arkansas Code § 17-28-102(a)(2) and 17 CAR § 210-602(a);

3. (3)

   1. (A) “Journeyman electrician" means an individual who is limited by license classification to install, maintain, and extend electrical conductors and equipment.
   2. (B) A journeyman electrician cannot contract with the general public to plan, lay out, or supervise the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment without employing at least one (1) full-time master electrician;
4. (4) “Master electrician" means an individual with an unlimited license classification and who is authorized to plan, lay out, and supervise the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical conductors and equipment;

5. (5)

   1. (A) "Residential journeyman electrician" means an individual who is limited by license classification to install, alter, repair, maintain, or renovate electrical facilities for single family dwellings, duplexes or two-family dwellings, triplexes or three-family dwellings, and quadruplexes or four-family dwellings under the general supervision of a residential master electrician or a master electrician.
   2. (B) A residential journeyman may perform electrical work on a commercial or other project under the supervision of a journeyman electrician or master electrician in the same manner and with the same ratio as an electrical apprentice;

6. (6)

   1. (A) "Residential master electrician" means an individual who is limited by license classification to performing electrical work for single family dwellings, duplexes or two-family dwellings, triplexes or three-family dwellings, and quadruplexes or four-family dwellings, including planning and supervising the installation, maintenance, and extension of electrical facilities.
   2. (B) A residential master electrician may perform electrical work on a commercial or other project under the supervision of a journeyman electrician or master electrician in the same manner and with the same ratio as an electrical apprentice; and

7. (7)

   1. (A) "Specialist sign electrician" means any individual who is limited to a license classification possessing the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrically illuminated or operated signs and gaseous tubing for illumination, making all connection to an approved outlet of sufficient capacity within twenty-five feet (25’) of the sign to be connected.
   2. (B) A specialist sign electrician may also maintain and repair parking lot lights with a special endorsement to his or her license.

(b) As used in this part:

1. (1) "Board" means the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas;
2. (2) "Director" means the Director of the Division of Labor of the Department of Labor and Licensing;

3. (3) “Dwelling”:

   1. (A) Means a building or other structure designed and constructed for residential purposes;
   2. (B) Includes a building or other structure that houses a home office or other business activity if the business activity does not require commercial-grade electric conductors or equipment; and
   3. (C) Does not include a mixed-use building or other structure that requires commercial-grade electric conductors or equipment for any part of the building or other structure;
4. (4) "Electrical apprentice" means any person whose principal occupation is the learning of and assisting in the installation of electrical work under the supervision of a journeyman electrician or master electrician;

5. (5) "Electrical work" means, as defined by Arkansas Code § 17-28-101(4), Arkansas Code § 20-31-102(5), installations of:

   1. (A) Electric conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings or other structures, including recreational vehicles, floating buildings, and other premises such as:

(i) Yards;

1. (ii) Carnivals;

   1. (iii) Parking and other lots; and

      1. (iv) Industrial substations;
   2. (B) Conductors that connect to the supply of electricity; and
   3. (C) Other outside conductors on the premises;

2. (7) "HVACR" means:

   1. (A) Heating;
   2. (B) Ventilation;
   3. (C) Air conditioning; and
   4. (D) Refrigeration;

3. (8) "Manager" means any employee:

   1. (A) Whose primary duty consists of oversight of the technical and business functions of the electrical company in which he or she is employed; and
   2. (B) Who customarily and regularly directs the work of one (1) or more other employees therein;

   3. (C) Who has a good working knowledge of:

      1. (i) Electrical theory;
      2. (ii) Electrical materials and equipment; and
      3. (iii) Electrical installation procedures;
   4. (D) Who customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment;
   5. (E) Who has the authority to hire or fire other employees, or whose suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring or firing, and as to the advancement and promotion or any other change of status of other employees, will be given particular weight; and
   6. (F) Who normally maintains oversight of the electrical work performed by the electrical company in which he or she is employed during such time that company holds itself out to perform such work; and

4. (9) "Superintendent" means any employee:

   1. (A) Whose primary duty consists of oversight of the electrical work performed by the electrical company in which he or she is employed;

   2. (B) Who has a good working knowledge of:

      1. (i) Electrical theory;
      2. (ii) Electrical materials and equipment; and
      3. (iii) Electrical installation procedures;
   3. (C) Who customarily and regularly directs the work of one (1) or more other employees therein;
   4. (D) Who has the authority to hire or fire other employees, or whose suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring or firing, and as to the advancement and promotion or any other change of status of other employees, will be given particular weight;
   5. (E) Who customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment; and
   6. (F) Who normally maintains oversight of the electrical work performed by the electrical company in which he or she is employed during such time that company holds itself out to perform such work.