§2157. Exemptions

A. There are excepted from the provisions of this Chapter:

(1) Any public utility providing gas, electric, or telephone service which is subject to regulation by the Louisiana Public Service Commission or the council of the city of New Orleans, or to any work performed by such public utility in furnishing its authorized service.

(2) Owners of property who supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, or maintenance of any building, railroad excavation, project, development, improvement, plan facility, or any other construction undertaking, on such property, for use by such owner and which will not be for sale or rent, and the control of access to which shall be controlled by the owner so that only employees and nonpublic invitees are allowed access.

(3) Persons donating labor and services for the supervision and construction of or for the maintenance and repair of churches.

(4) Farmers doing construction for agricultural purposes on leased or owned land.

(5) Persons bidding or performing work on any project totally owned by the federal government.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 107, §2.

(7) Persons engaged in the rail or pipeline industry with respect to rail or pipeline construction activities performed on property owned or leased by such persons.

(8) Citizens volunteering labor for the construction of a project which is funded by the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant, Louisiana Small Towns Environment Program.

(9) Persons, suppliers, manufacturers, or employees of such persons who assemble, repair, maintain, move, put up, tear down, or disassemble any patented, proprietary, or patented and proprietary environmental equipment supplied by such persons to a contractor to be used solely by the contractor for a construction undertaking.

(10) The manufactured housing industry or those persons engaged in any type of service, warranty, repair, or home improvement work on factory-built, residential dwellings that are mounted on chassis and wheels.

B. However, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any contractor employed by persons exempted hereinabove. Further, nothing herein shall be construed to waive local and state health and life safety code requirements.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 233, §7. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 184, §1; Acts 1964, No. 113, §7; Acts 1966, No. 292, §1; Acts 1968, No. 212, §1; Acts 1976, No. 377, §1; Acts 1979, No. 544, §1; Acts 1979, No. 782, §1; Acts 1980, No. 606, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 668, §1; Acts 1982, No. 832, §1; Acts 1985, No. 982, §1; Acts 1988, No. 635, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 559, §1; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1; Acts 2003, No. 643, §1; Acts 2003, No. 902, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1146, §2; Acts 2011, No. 107, §2.