2005 Minnesota Statutes - 326.37 — Rules; capacity standards; license exemption.

     326.37 Rules; capacity standards; license exemption. 


    Subdivision 1.    Rules.  The state commissioner of 
 health may, by rule, prescribe minimum standards which shall be 
 uniform, and which standards shall thereafter be effective for 
 all new plumbing installations, including additions, extensions, 
 alterations, and replacements connected with any water or sewage 
 disposal system owned or operated by or for any municipality, 
 institution, factory, office building, hotel, apartment 
 building, or any other place of business regardless of location 
 or the population of the city or town in which located.  
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 
 4715.3130, as they apply to review of plans and specifications, 
 the commissioner may allow plumbing construction, alteration, or 
 extension to proceed without approval of the plans or 
 specifications by the commissioner. 


    The commissioner shall administer the provisions of 
 sections 326.37 to 326.45 and for such purposes may employ 
 plumbing inspectors and other assistants. 


    Subd. 2.    Standards for capacity.  By January 1, 1993, 
 all new floor-mounted water closets in areas under jurisdiction 
 of the State Plumbing Code may not have a flush volume of more 
 than 1.6 gallons.  The water closets must meet the standards of 
 the commissioner and the American National Standards Institute. 


    Subd. 3.    Exemption.  No license authorized by this 
 section shall be required of any contractor or employee engaged 
 in the work or business of pipe laying outside of buildings if 
 such person is engaged in a business or trade which has 
 traditionally performed such work within the state prior to 
 January 1, 1994. 


    HIST: (5887-19) 1933 c 349 s 1; 1937 c 370 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 
 5 s 7; 1975 c 136 s 66; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1990 c 597 s 57; 1993 c 
 206 s 20; 1996 c 439 art 4 s 1; 1997 c 203 art 2 s 28