(a) The licensing requirements of Arkansas Code § 17-28-101 et seq. shall not apply to the following:

1. (1) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation by any public utility, as that term is defined by Arkansas Code § 23-1-101(4)(A), by any rural electric association or cooperative, or by any municipally-owned utility, of any transmission or distribution lines or facilities incidental to their business and covered under other nationally recognized safety standards, or to any other such activity when performed by any duly authorized employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of any such public utility, association, cooperative, or municipally-owned utility;
2. (2) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation, by any industry, of any electric conductors or equipment or facilities incidental to their business and covered under other nationally recognized safety standards, or to any other such activity when performed by any duly authorized employee of such industry;
3. (3) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and renovation of telephone equipment, computer systems, or satellite systems by a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or information systems industry when such activities involve low-voltage work exclusively for communication of data, voice, or for other signaling purposes, including fire alarm systems, security systems, and environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a telecommunications system;
4. (4) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of any nonresidential farm building or structure;
5. (5) The construction and manufacture of manufactured homes covered by the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.; and

6. (6) The performance of electrical work on an individual's primary residence by that individual, except as otherwise may be required by:

   1. (A) State law;
   2. (B) Rules; or
   3. (C) Local ordinance.

(b) The requirements of the Arkansas Electrical Code Authority Act, Arkansas Code § 20-31-101 et seq., shall not apply to the following:

1. (1) Any construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation by a public utility regulated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, by a rural electric association or cooperative, or by a municipal utility, of any transmission or distribution lines or facilities incidental to their business and covered under other nationally recognized safety standards;
2. (2) Any construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of any nonresidential farm building or structure; and
3. (3) Any construction or manufacture of manufactured homes covered by the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.

(d)

1. (1) Any person licensed by the Commission on Water Well Construction pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Well Water Construction Act, Arkansas Code § 17-50-101 et seq., and subject to that commission’s rules and the National Electric Code, may run power and control wiring from an existing disconnect box to water well equipment without an electrician's license.
2. (2) Alteration of the existing electrical service shall require an electrician's license.

(f)

1. (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an electrician's license in order to test, install, repair, maintain or alter industrial machinery, household appliances, or medical equipment, by the manufacturer or manufacturers or vendor or vendors of such machinery and equipment or technicians providing services with respect to such machinery and equipment.
2. (2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an electrician's license in order to supervise such activities.

(h)

1. (1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an electrician's license in order to perform manual labor, such as pick up, delivery, and distribution of materials and equipment, or to generally maintain the job site in a clean and workmanlike condition.
2. (2) Manual labor does not include actual use of any tools of the electrical trade.