Electric fences shall be clearly identified with warning signs that read: "Warning-Electric Fence" at intervals of not more than sixty feet. Electric fences shall be permitted on any property that is not zoned exclusively for residential use. No electric fence shall be installed or used unless it is surrounded by a nonelectrical fence or wall that is not less than five feet high. The electric charge produced by the fence upon contact must meet and may not exceed energizer characteristics that are tested against the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard. (10) "Electric fence" means an electrified fence with a height not to exceed ten feet or two feet higher than the perimeter fence, whichever is higher, that is equipped with an energizer, driven by a commercial storage battery that does not exceed twelve volts DC.
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(9) "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. (8) "Customer service personnel" means an individual working for a licensed alarm entity who provides support for customer problems, complaints, questions, and concerns involving an alarm system. (7) "Contractor" means an entity licensed to engage in the burglar or fire alarm system business. (6) "Burglar alarm system business" means a person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity authorized by law and approved by the board that designs, installs, services, maintains, or alters burglar alarm systems, including burglar alarm systems with an electric fence as defined herein, and heat and smoke sensors installed within a burglar alarm system a burglar alarm system detects intrusion, burglary, and breaking or entering but does not include home health care signaling devices. (5) "Board" means the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board. (4) "Bid" means an offer to furnish labor, equipment or materials, or other services regulated by this chapter.
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(3) "Alarm technician" means an individual who specializes in any activity or work related to the set up or installation, repair, alteration, or connection of an alarm system to a client's property. (2) "Alarm business" means an entity that is licensed by the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board to engage in the burglar or fire alarm system business, or both. (1) "Administrative personnel" means an individual who performs daily office functions for the management of an alarm business. The Alarm System Business Act must be administered under the South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board which, in its authority over the alarm system industry, shall protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public through the regulation of businesses and individuals who identify, assess, and provide work to individuals, through the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 1, Title 40 and any regulation promulgated under this chapter. Act to be administered under South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board. If there is a conflict between this chapter and Article 1, Chapter 1 of Title 40, the provisions of this chapter control.
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Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, Article 1, Chapter 1 of Title 40 applies to the regulation of the alarm system business industry by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.