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305. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS 305.010. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all electrical installations in any construction, remodeling, replacement, or repair within or on public and private buildings and premises, except as specifically provided by this Chapter and by Minnesota Statutes. The City of Little Canada elects to provide for inspection of electrical installations within its jurisdiction as authorized by Minnesota Statutes 326.244, Subd. 4. 305.020. ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR - QUALIFICATIONS AND APPOINTMENT. There is hereby created the office of Electrical Inspector. The person chosen to fill the office of Electrical Inspector shall be of good moral character, shall be possessed of such executive ability as is requisite for the performance of his duties, and shall hold a license as a master or journeyman electrician under Minnesota Statutes, Section 326.242, Subd. 1 or 2. The Inspector shall give a bond in the amount of $1,000.00 conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. The Electrical Inspector shall receive as compensation, a sum equal to eighty percent (80 %) of electrical permit fees. 305.030. ELECTRICAL PERMITS. No electrical installation in any construction, remodeling, replacement or repair, except minor repair work as defined in Chapter 3 1-100 3800.3 500, Su bp. 10 of the Minnesota Rules, shall be made without first securing a permit therefore. Permits shall be granted only to properly licensed electrical contractors who are registered and bonded by the State of Minnesota, except that such permit may be granted to a bona fide owner of single family residential property, who intends to conduct such work on his said property and who occupies or intends to occupy said property, and further who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Electrical Inspector that he has sufficient knowledge to perform the required work. 305.040. PENALTIES. Any violation of this Chapter, including a failure to file a permit when required, shall be a misdemeanor violation subject to all penal provisions of this Code and the State Electrical Act. Any person who shall commence work of any kind for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code without having first received the necessary permit therefore, shall, when subsequently receiving such permit, be required to pay double the fees provided in this Code. 305.050. ADOPTION OF STATE BOARD OF ELECTRICITY RULES AND REGULATIONS BY REFERENCE. The Minnesota State Board of Electricity Rules Chapter 35004400 through 380041.00 3800.3500 through 38003885, revised December, 4988 2007, and any future revisions, modifications, or amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference, except for fees which shall be established by City Council resolution. With regard to said rules adopted by reference, wherever the phrase "request for inspection" is used therein, substitute the words "apply for electrical permit," and wherever the words "the Board" referring to the State Board of Electricity, are used therein, substitute the words "the City." 305 -1 16