Bill Text: MI SB0758 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Construction; permits; low-voltage electric fence permitting; provide for exemption. Amends sec. 28a of 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1528a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-05 - Assigned Pa 332'18 With Immediate Effect [SB0758 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0758-Chaptered.html
Act No. 332
Public Acts of 2018
Approved by the Governor
June 28, 2018
Filed with the Secretary of State
July 2, 2018
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 2018
STATE OF MICHIGAN
99TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
Introduced by Senator Knollenberg
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 758
AN ACT to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled “An act to create a construction code commission and prescribe its functions; to authorize the director to promulgate rules with recommendations from each affected board relating to the construction, alteration, demolition, occupancy, and use of buildings and structures; to prescribe energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings; to provide for statewide approval of premanufactured units; to provide for the testing of new devices, materials, and techniques for the construction of buildings and structures; to define the classes of buildings and structures affected by the act; to provide for administration and enforcement of the act; to create a state construction code fund; to prohibit certain conduct; to establish penalties, remedies, and sanctions for violations of the act; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide an appropriation,” by amending section 28a (MCL 125.1528a), as amended by 2017 PA 126.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 28a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or the code, a permit is not required under this act or the code for the installation, maintenance, replacement, or servicing of any electrical wiring, equipment, or devices related to or associated with a business monitoring system, with a home monitoring system, or with a low-voltage electric fence if performed by a provider.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Business monitoring system” means a device or an assembly of equipment and devices, less than 50 volts, that allows a business to remotely monitor its business premises through audio, video, or sensor detection systems. A business monitoring system does not include a fire alarm system or a life safety system designed to protect and evacuate building occupants in the event of emergencies such as fire, smoke, or power outages.
(b) “Home monitoring system” means a device or an assembly of equipment and devices that allows an individual to remotely monitor his or her home through audio, video, or sensor detection systems and that may allow the individual to remotely control the home’s environment, including, but not limited to, temperature, humidity, lighting, doors, or locks.
(c) “Low-voltage electric fence” means an alarm system that consists of a fence structure and an energizer that produces an electric charge on contact with the fence structure and meets all of the following:
(i) The low-voltage electric fence is installed in a location that is zoned for nonresidential use.
(ii) The energizer is powered by a commercial storage battery that does not exceed 12 volts.
(iii) The electric charge produced by the low-voltage electric fence upon contact does not exceed energizer characteristics set forth in paragraph 22.108 and depicted in figure 102 of international electrotechnical commission standard, IEC 60335-2-76, current edition.
(iv) The low-voltage electric fence is identified using warning signs attached to the fence at intervals of not more than 60 feet. Each sign shall include the international symbol for shock and be in both English and Spanish.
(v) The low-voltage electric fence is designed so that access to or within a fenced area is restricted because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary for life-saving or firefighting purposes. A fire code official may require a key box to be installed in an accessible location. The key box shall be of an approved type listed in accordance with UL 1037, and shall contain keys to gain access as required by the fire code official.
(vi) The low-voltage electric fence is completely enclosed by a nonelectric fence or wall.
(d) “Provider” means any of the following:
(i) A system provider that is registered under the security alarm systems act, 2012 PA 580, MCL 338.2181 to 338.2187.
(ii) A security alarm system contractor licensed under the private security business and security alarm act, 1968 PA 330, MCL 338.1051 to 338.1092.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
