Utah Code Ann. § 58-55-308 – Scope of practice -- Installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement of gas appliance, combustion system, automatic fire sprinkler system, or battery-powered fence -- Rules.

(1)
1. (a) The commission, with the concurrence of the director, may adopt reasonable rules pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to define and limit the scope of practice and operating standards of the classifications and subclassifications licensed under this chapter in a manner consistent with established practice in the relevant industry.
2. (b) The commission and the director may limit the field and scope of operations of a licensee under this chapter in accordance with the rules and the public health, safety, and welfare, based on the licensee's education, training, experience, knowledge, and financial responsibility.
(2)
1. (a) The work and scope of practice covered by this Subsection (2) and Subsection (3) is the installation, repair, maintenance, cleaning, or replacement of a residential or commercial gas appliance or combustion system.
2. (b) The provisions of this Subsection (2) apply to any:
  1. (i) licensee under this chapter whose license authorizes the licensee to perform the work described in Subsection (2)(a); and
  2. (ii) person exempt from licensure under Section 58-55-305.
3. (c) Any person described in Subsection (2)(b) that performs work described in Subsection (2)(a):
  1. (i) must first receive training and certification as specified in rules adopted by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
  2. (ii) shall ensure that any employee authorized under other provisions of this chapter to perform work described in Subsection (2)(a) has first received training and certification as specified in rules adopted by the division.
4. (d) The division may exempt from the training requirements adopted under Subsection (2)(c) a person that has adequate experience, as determined by the division.
(3) The division may exempt the following individuals from the certification requirements adopted under Subsection (2)(c):
1. (a) a person who has passed a test equivalent to the level of testing required by the division for certification, or has completed an apprenticeship program that teaches the installation of gas line appliances and is approved by the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship Training; and
2. (b) a person working under the immediate one-to-one supervision of a certified natural gas technician or a person exempt from certification.
(4)
1. (a) The work and scope of practice covered by this Subsection (4) is the installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement of an automatic fire sprinkler system.
2. (b) The provisions of this Subsection (4) apply to an individual acting as a qualifier for a business entity in accordance with Section 58-55-304, where the business entity seeks to perform the work described in Subsection (4)(a).
3. (c) Before a business entity described in Subsection (4)(b) may perform the work described in Subsection (4)(a), the qualifier for the business entity shall:
  1. (i) be a licensed general building contractor; or
  2. (ii) obtain a certification in fire sprinkler fitting from the division by providing evidence to the division that the qualifier has met the following requirements:
    1. (A) completing a Department of Labor federally approved apprentice training program or completing two-years experience under the immediate supervision of a licensee who has obtained a certification in fire sprinkler fitting; and
    2. (B) passing the Star fire sprinklerfitting mastery examination offered by the National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation or an equivalent examination approved by the division.
4. (d) The division may also issue a certification in fire sprinkler fitting to a qualifier for a business entity who has received training and experience equivalent to the requirements of Subsection (4)(c), as specified in rules adopted by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(5)
1. (a) The scope and practice of this Subsection (5) is the installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement of a battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence that:
  1. (i) is part of and interfaces with an alarm system for the purposes of detecting and deterring unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain premises;
  2. (ii) is located on property that is not designated by a municipality or county for residential use;
  3. (iii) has an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that provides no more than 12 volts of direct current;
  4. (iv) produces an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fence energizers by the International Electrotechnical Commission;
  5. (v) is surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least five feet in height;
  6. (vi) is not more than the higher of:
    1. (A) two feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; or
    2. (B) 10 feet in height;
  7. (vii) is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence at no more than 30-foot intervals and that read "WARNING -- ELECTRIC FENCE"; and
  8. (viii) meets any rules related to battery-charged suspended-wire systems or fences adopted by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
2. (b) Before a business entity or person may perform the scope of work described in Subsection (5)(a), the business entity or person shall be a licensed alarm business or company or a licensed alarm company agent.
(6) This section does not prohibit a licensed specialty contractor from accepting and entering into a contract involving the use of two or more crafts or trades if the performance of the work in the crafts or trades, other than that in which the contractor is licensed, is incidental and supplemental to the work for which the contractor is licensed.

Repealed by Chapter 42, 2026 General Session