21.8005.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly SENATE BILL NO. 2052
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Industry, Business and Labor Committee
(At the request of the Department of Environmental Quality)
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 23.1-16-10 of the North Dakota Century Code,
2 relating to boiler inspections.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 23.1-16-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is
5 amended and reenacted as follows:
6 23.1-16-10. Certificate of inspection - Certificate to be posted.
7 The department shall issue a certificate of inspection for each boiler inspected upon receipt
8 of an inspection report certifying that the boiler is in a safe condition to be operated. The
9 department shall charge a fee of twentythirty-five dollars per year for each year that a certificate
10 is valid, or part of a year thereof, for each certificate of inspection issued as the result of
11 inspections authorized under sections 23.1-16-07 and 23.1-16-08. The fees are the liability of
12 the owner or user and must be paid in accordance with rules adopted by the department. A
13 certificate may not be issued for any boiler not in a safe condition to be operated or for a boiler
14 for which the inspection and certificate fees have not been paid in full. A certificate is not valid
15 for a period of more than thirty-six months for power boilers described in subsection 2 of section
16 23.1-16-07, and no more than twelve months for other power boilers, twelve months for steam
17 traction engines, and thirty-six months for low-pressure boilers, except that a two-month grace
18 period may be extended for any certificate. Upon written request from a special inspector, the
19 chief boiler inspector may issue a short-term certificate. Each certificate of inspection must be
20 posted conspicuously under glass in the boiler room or adjacent to the boiler inspected.
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Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 23.1-16-10
PREFILED: 23.1-16-10