The Director of Municipal Licenses and Inspections shall, with
the consent of the Mayor, appoint a Wire Inspector, pursuant to MGL
c. 166, § 32. Said Inspector shall be a licensed electrician.
The Wire Inspector shall supervise every wire over or under streets
or buildings in the Town and every wire within or supplied from buildings
and structures subject to the provisions of MGL c. 143 and the State
Building Code, except wires within a manufactured building or building
component as defined in the State Building Code and inspected in accordance
with rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Building
Regulations and Standards.[1]
The Wire Inspector shall notify the person owning or operating any
such wire whenever its attachments, insulation, supports or appliances
are improper or unsafe, or whenever the tags or marks thereof are
insufficient or illegible, shall remove every wire not tagged or marked
as hereinbefore required, and shall see that all laws and regulations
relative to wires are strictly enforced.