Minnesota Administrative Rules

1346.0050 TITLE; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.

Parts 1346.0050 to 1346.1606 are known and may be cited as the "Minnesota Mechanical Code."

Chapters 2 to 15 of the 2018 edition of the International Mechanical Code ("IMC"), promulgated by the International Code Council, Inc., Washington, DC, are incorporated by reference as part of the Minnesota Mechanical Code except as qualified by the applicable provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300, and as amended in this chapter. Portions of this chapter reproduce excerpts from the 2018 IMC, International Code Council, Inc., Washington, DC, copyright 2017, reproduced with permission, all rights reserved.

The IMC is not subject to frequent change and a copy of the IMC with amendments for use in Minnesota is available in the office of the commissioner of labor and industry.

Chapters 1 to 10 and 12 to 15 of the 2017 edition of NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, are incorporated by reference as part of the Minnesota Mechanical Code as amended in this chapter. As used in this code, "NFPA 96" means the NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations chapters that are incorporated into this code. Portions of this chapter reproduce text and tables from the NFPA 96. The NFPA 96 is copyrighted, 2017, by the National Fire Protection Association. All rights reserved.

The NFPA 96 is not subject to frequent change and a copy of the NFPA 96, with amendments for use in Minnesota, is available in the office of the commissioner of labor and industry.

The 2016 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE 62.2 Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings, promulgated by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, and the American National Standards Institute is incorporated by reference as part of the Minnesota Mechanical Code.

The ASHRAE 62.2 is not subject to frequent change, and a copy of the ASHRAE 62.2 is available in the office of the commissioner of labor and industry.

Chapters 1 to 9 of the 2016 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE 154 Ventilation for Commercial Cooking Operations, promulgated by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, and the American National Standards Institute is incorporated by reference as part of the Minnesota Mechanical Code, as amended in this chapter. As used in this code, "ASHRAE 154" means the ANSI/ASHRAE 154 Ventilation for Commercial Cooking Operations chapters that are incorporated into this code.

The ASHRAE 154 is not subject to frequent change, and a copy of the ASHRAE 154 is available in the office of the commissioner of labor and industry.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13

History:

15 SR 71; 19 SR 1306; 29 SR 299; L 2007 c 140 art 1 s 1; art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 34 SR 537; 39 SR 690; 44 SR 1085

Published Electronically:

April 22, 2020