Wisconsin Administrative Code

SPS 305.34 Welders. (1) GENERAL. No person may perform structural steel welding under chs. SPS 334 and 361 to 366 unless the person holds a registration issued by the department as a registered welder. the chapter was last published. 23 SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (2) APPLIC…

SPS 305.35 Weld test conductors. (1) GENERAL. No person may conduct welding tests for the purpose of qualifying structural steel welders under s. SPS 305.34 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department as a certified weld test conductor. (2) APPLICATION FOR EX…

SPS 305.36 POWTS maintainers. (1) GENERAL. Pursuant to s. SPS 383.52 (3), a person who holds a registration issued by the department as a registered POWTS maintainer may evaluate, monitor and maintain POWTS components for the purpose of providing the management of a POWTS under s…

SPS 305.40 Electricians. (1) Except as provided under s. 101.862 (4), Stats., no person as of April 1, 2014, may install, repair, or maintain electrical wiring unless the person holds a license or registration issued by the department or is enrolled by the department as one of th…

SPS 305.405 Terminology. For the purposes of this subchapter, electrical contractor certifications and master and journeyman electrician certifications issued prior to April 1, 2014, shall be considered to be licenses. Note: 2007 Wisconsin Act 63 changed the nomenclature from ele…

SPS 305.41 Electrical contractors. (1) GENERAL. (a) Pursuant to s. 101.862, Stats., no person or entity, as of April 1, 2014, may engage in the business or offer to engage in the business of installing, repairing, or maintaining electrical wiring unless the person or entity holds…

SPS 305.435 Residential master electricians. (1) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to take a residential master electrician licensure examination shall submit all of the following: (a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01. (b) An application fee and examin…

SPS 305.437 Registered master electricians. (1) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. A person applying for registration as a registered master electrician shall submit all of the following: (a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01. (b) An application fee and a registration fe…

SPS 305.44 Journeyman electricians. (2) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to take a journeyman electrician license examination shall submit all of the following: (a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01. (b) An application fee and examination fee in accord…

SPS 305.443 Industrial journeyman electricians. (1) GENERAL. A person may obtain a license as a licensed industrial journeyman electrician by either one of the following: (a) Taking and passing the industrial journeyman electrician licensure examination. (b) Completing an industr…

SPS 305.447 Residential journeyman electricians. (1) GENERAL. A person may obtain a license as a licensed residential journeyman electrician by either one of the following: (a) Taking and passing the residential journeyman electrician licensure examination. (b) Completing a resid…

SPS 305.46 Electrical apprentices. (1) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. A person applying for registration as a registered electrical apprentice, a registered industrial electrical apprentice, or a registered residential electrical apprentice shall submit all of the following: (a) A…

SPS 305.47 Reciprocity. As provided under s. 101.874, Stats., the department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with another state under which credentials issued to electricians, electrical apprentices, electrical contractors, and electrical inspectors by either state are reco…

SPS 305.50 Fire sprinkler installers. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), pursuant to ss. 145.15 (4), 145.165 and 145.175, Stats., no person may install, maintain or repair automatic fire sprinkler systems unless the person holds a license or registration issued by the depart…

SPS 305.51 Sprinkler contractors. (1) GENERAL. Except as provided in s. SPS 305.54, a person licensed as an automatic fire sprinkler contractor shall be responsible for each installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system. (2) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to …

SPS 305.52 Journeyman sprinkler fitters. (1) GENERAL. The activities under s. SPS 305.50 that may be undertaken by a person who holds a license as a licensed journeyman automatic fire sprinkler fitter shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who holds a licens…

SPS 305.53 Sprinkler system apprentices. (1) GENERAL. The activities under s. SPS 305.50 that may be undertaken by a person who holds a registration as a registered automatic fire sprinkler system apprentice shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who is a li…

SPS 305.54 Sprinkler maintenance contractors. (1) GENERAL. Pursuant to s. 145.175, Stats., the activities under s. SPS 305.50 that may be undertaken by a person who holds a registration as a registered automatic fire sprinkler contractormaintenance shall be: (a) Performed only wi…

SPS 305.55 Sprinkler maintenance fitters. (1) GENPursuant to s. 145.165, Stats., the activities under s. SPS 305.50 that may be undertaken by a person registered as an automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance shall be performed: (a) Only within the facilities or properties of …

SPS 305.56 Sprinkler testers. (1) GENERAL. A person who holds a registration issued by the department as a registered automatic fire sprinkler system tester may conduct the annual activities relative to inspection and testing of an existing automatic fire sprinkler system and com…

SPS 305.57 Sprinkler tester learners. (1) GENERAL. The automatic fire sprinkler system tester activities that may be undertaken by a person who holds a registration as a registered automatic fire sprinkler system tester learner shall be performed under the direct supervision of a…

SPS 305.60 Boiler-pressure vessel inspectors. (1) GENERAL. No person may inspect, as required under ch. SPS 341, a boiler or pressure vessel for the purpose of determining compliance with ch. SPS 341 or submit an inspection report to the department documenting compliance or nonco…

SPS 305.61 Commercial building inspectors. (1) GENERAL. A person who holds a certification issued by the department as a certified commercial building inspector may conduct inspections of public buildings and places of employment for the purpose of administering and enforcing chs…

SPS 305.62 Commercial electrical inspectors. (1) GENERAL. Pursuant to s. 101.875 (1), Stats., no person may conduct the inspection of electrical wiring in public buildings and places of employment for the purpose of administering and enforcing ch. SPS 316 unless the person holds …

SPS 305.625 Commercial plumbing inspectors. (1) GENERAL. (a) Pursuant to s. 145.05 (1), Stats., a city of the first, second or third class shall supervise the installation, alteration and repair of plumbing within its jurisdiction in accordance with one of the following approache…

SPS 305.627 Fire detection, prevention, and suppression inspectors. (1) GENERAL. No person may perform inspections of fire detection, prevention, and suppression devices being installed during the construction or alteration of, or the addition to, public buildings and places of e…

SPS 305.629 Inspection agency. (1) GENERAL. No person or municipality may engage in or offer to engage in providing plan review, permit issuance, or inspections regarding electrical wiring under the scope of ch. SPS 316 unless the person or municipality holds a registration from …

SPS 305.63 Dwelling inspectors. (1) GENERAL. (a) Pursuant to ss. 101.66 (2) and 101.96 (1), Stats., no person may conduct the inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings for the purpose of administering and enforcing chs. SPS 320 to 325, unless the person holds one or more of the f…

SPS 305.635 UDC inspection agency. (1) GENERAL. No person may engage in or offer to engage in the activities of facilitating plan review, issuance of Wisconsin uniform building permits, or inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings in a municipality where the department has jurisd…

SPS 305.64 Elevator inspectors. (1) GENERAL. No person, as an authorized representative of the department, may provide inspections required under ch. SPS 318 unless the person holds a license issued by the department as a licensed elevator inspector. (2) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. …

SPS 305.66 POWTS inspectors. (1) GENERAL. A person who holds a certification issued by the department as a certified POWTS inspector or a commercial plumbing inspector may inspect privately owned wastewater treatment systems, POWTS, for the purpose of administering and enforcing …

SPS 305.68 Tank system inspectors. (1) GENERAL. No person may inspect a tank system that is regulated under ch. ATCP 93, to administer and enforce ch. ATCP 93, unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the de…

SPS 305.70 HVAC contractors. (1) GENERAL. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), pursuant to s. 101.178 (2), Stats., no person, entity, or business may engage or offer to engage in installing or servicing heating, ventilating, or air conditioning equipment, unless the person, entity…

SPS 305.71 HVAC qualifiers. (1) GENERAL. (a) Pursuant to s. 101.178 (3), Stats., an individual may obtain in accordance with this section an HVAC qualifier certification from the department relative to the business of installing or servicing heating, ventilating or air conditioni…

SPS 305.73 Liquefied gas suppliers. (1) GENERAL. (a) Pursuant to s. 101.16 (3g), Stats., as of August 1, 2009, no person may engage in the business of filling containers with liquefied petroleum gas that is intended to be used directly from the containers as fuel, unless the pers…

SPS 305.80 PECFA consulting firms. (1) GENERAL. (a) A corporation, partnership, sole proprietor or independent contractor that performs or provides professional level engineering or hydrogeological services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, c…

SPS 305.81 PECFA consultants. (1) GENERAL. (a) A person who performs or provides professional level investigation, interpretation, design or technical project management services related to a claim submitted for reimbursement under the PECFA program, ch. NR 747, shall hold a regi…

SPS 305.82 Tank specialty firms. (1) GENERAL. A corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, independent contractor, or person that provides or offers to provide installation, removal, the chapter was last published. SPS 305.82 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE testing, lining, cleanin…

SPS 305.83 Tank-system site assessors. (1) GENERAL. (a) No person may conduct a tank-system site assessment required under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety and profes…

SPS 305.84 Aboveground tank system installers. (1) GENERAL. Except as provided in sub. (7), no person may install an aboveground tank system that is regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following: (a) The person holds a certification issued by th…

SPS 305.85 Underground tank system installers. (1) GENERAL. No person may install an underground tank system that is regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following: (a) The person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, tra…

SPS 305.86 Underground tank system liners. (1) GENERAL. No person may line or reline an underground tank system that has held or will hold flammable or combustible liquids which are regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following: (a) The person h…

SPS 305.87 Tank system removers and cleaners. (1) GENERAL. Except as provided in sub. (7), no person may remove or clean a tank system that is regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person complies with one of the following: (a) The person holds a certification issued by the depa…

SPS 305.88 Tank system tightness testers. (1) GENERAL. (a) No person may conduct the tightness testing specified in ch. ATCP 93 for a tank system unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or department of safety…

SPS 305.89 Cathodic protection specialties. (1) GENERAL. (a) Cathodic protection tester. No person may conduct cathodic protection testing of a tank system that is regulated under ch. ATCP 93 unless the person holds a certification issued by the department of agriculture, trade a…

SPS 305.90 Plumbing. (1) (a) Except as provided under s. 145.06 (4), Stats., and pursuant to s. 145.06, Stats., no person may install plumbing unless the person holds a license or registration issued by the department as a master plumber, master plumber-restricted, journeyman plu…

SPS 305.91 Master plumbers. (1) GENERAL. A person may obtain a license as a master plumber by taking and passing the master plumber license examination. (2) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to take a master plumber license examination shall submit all of the followi…

SPS 305.92 Master plumbers-restricted. (1) GENA person may obtain a license as a master plumber-restricted by taking and passing the master plumber-restricted license examination. (2) APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. A person applying to take a master plumber-restricted service licen…

SPS 305.93 Journeyman plumbers. (1) GENERAL. (a) The plumbing activities that may be undertaken by a person who holds a license as a journeyman plumber shall be performed under the general supervision of a person who holds a master plumber license, master plumber-restricted licen…

SPS 305.94 Journeyman plumbers-restricted service. (1) GENERAL. (a) The plumbing activities as delineated under s. SPS 305.90 (1) (b) that may be undertaken by a person who holds a license as a journeyman plumber-restricted service shall be performed under the general supervision…