No electrical work shall be done without a permit. No wiring, devices or equipment for the transmission, distribution or utilization of electric energy for light, power or heat shall be installed within or on any structure, nor shall any alteration or addition be made in any existing wiring, devices or equipment without first securing a permit therefor, except as follows:
A. 
For the replacement of lamps or fuses or the connection of portable devices to suitable permanently wired receptacles.
All permits shall be issued in the form of a poster, which shall bear the name of the licensed contractor to whom it is issued and shall bear a permit number. This permit shall be placed on the premises in which the installation is to be made, adjacent to the service meter or to the future location of the service meter.
No permit for the installation or alteration of any electrical wiring devices or equipment shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation unless such a person, firm or corporation has been registered as an electrical contractor and holds an appropriate license.