GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	3
HOUSE BILL 806
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/18/01
Third Edition Engrossed 4/25/01

Short Title:	Refrigeration Contractors Amendment.	()	
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Referred to:	     	
March 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF REFRIGERATION TRADE OR BUSINESS UNDER THE LAWS RELATING TO REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 87‑58(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 87‑58.  Definitions; contractors licensed by Board; examinations.
(a)	As applied in this Article, "refrigeration trade or business" is defined to include all persons, firms or corporations engaged in the installation, maintenance, servicing and repairing of refrigerating machinery, equipment, devices and components relating thereto and within limits as set forth in the codes, laws and regulations governing refrigeration installation, maintenance, service and repairs within the State of North Carolina or any of its political subdivisions. This Article shall not apply to the replacement of lamps and fuses and to the installation and servicing of domestic household refrigerators and freezers or domestic ice‑making appliances connected by means of attachment plug‑in devices to suitable receptacles which have been permanently installed. The provisions of this Article shall not repeal any wording, phrase, or paragraph as set forth in Article 2 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes. This Article shall not apply to employees of persons, firms, or corporations or persons, firms or corporations, not engaged in refrigeration contracting as herein defined, that install, maintain and service their own refrigerating machinery, equipment and devices. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling, repairing and installing any air conditioning units, devices, or systems for the purpose of cooling offices, buildings, houses, works, manufacturing plants, or any machinery, manufactured article, or processing of material."SECTION 2.  G.S. 87‑58 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1)	This Article shall not apply to the repair or replacement of parts or components of a refrigeration system provided that the repair or replacement of the part or component is performed by any person, firm, or corporation licensed under G.S. 87-21(a)(1) or (a)(3) or G.S. 87-43.3 and the repair or replacement of the part or component would be specifically allowed under the applicable law."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.