Sec. 6001.156.  ACTIVITIES NOT REGULATED BY CHAPTER.  (a)  The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1)  the filling or charging of a portable fire extinguisher by the manufacturer before initial sale of the fire extinguisher;
(2)  the servicing by a firm of the firm's portable fire extinguishers or fixed systems by  the firm's personnel who are specially trained for that servicing;
(2-a)  the inspection of a firm's portable fire extinguisher by a person who is:
(A)  specially trained to perform portable fire extinguisher inspections; and
(B)  under contract with the firm for that purpose;
(3)  the installation of portable fire extinguishers in a building by the building owner, the owner's managing agent, or an employee of the building owner or the owner's managing agent;
(4)  the installation or servicing of water sprinkler systems installed in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association's Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems;
(5)  a firm that is engaged in the retail or wholesale sale of portable fire extinguishers that carry the listing of a testing laboratory approved by the department, but that is not engaged in the installation or servicing of those extinguishers;
(6)  a fire department that services portable fire extinguishers as a public service without charge, if the members of the fire department are trained in the proper servicing of the fire extinguishers;
(7)  a firm that is a party to a contract under which:
(A)  the installation of portable fire extinguishers or a fixed fire extinguisher system is performed under the direct supervision of and certified by a firm appropriately registered to install and certify portable extinguishers or fixed systems; and
(B)  the registered firm assumes full responsibility for the installation; or
(8)  an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, while acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (a), only the holder of a license or an apprentice permit issued under this chapter may:
(1)  install or service portable fire extinguishers; or
(2)  install and maintain fixed fire extinguisher systems.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (S.B. 1598), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 2447), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.