10/31/2025
Hi, i would like to share this information with you.
If you are having a landscaping co. Offering to in stall any type of lighting please be sure they have a licensed electrician on staff and is the one doing the installation.
Unfortunately we have run into a few service and repair calls to landscaping lighting that the landscaping company did the installation. Please beware.
Mass law
Advisory Regarding Electrical Installations of Irrigation and Landscape Wiring
Issued June 1, 2022
The following advisory was voted to be issued by the Board of State Examiners of Electricians (“Board”) at its regular meeting held on September 26, 2022.
The Board has voted to issue this advisory to remind inspectors, licensees, and the general public that, when done for hire, electrical licenses and permits, as always, are required when performing electrical work, even if done pursuant to an irrigation and/or landscape installation. There are no exceptions for that type of work.
The law, M.G.L. c. 141, §1A states that:
“No person, firm or corporation shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business or occupation of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, devices, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, power, fire warning or security system purposes, unless such person, firm or corporation shall be licensed….”
Note that this law applies regardless of voltage. For example, where a job involves installing wires carrying electricity to power an irrigation system or provide lighting, the licensing requirements of the law apply. Note also that permits, as governed by M.G.L. c. 143, §3L, would also be required. Failure to do adhere to these requirements could pose a hazard to public safety and so may subject the installer to disciplinary action, such as civil fines
