2003 Minnesota Statutes

     183.375 Division of Boiler Inspection. 

    Subdivision 1.    Management of division.  The 
 Department of Labor and Industry, Division of Boiler Inspection, 
 is hereby continued under the management, supervision, and 
 control of the Department of Labor and Industry.  

    Subd. 2.    Chief of division.  Subject to the 
 provisions of chapter 43A, the commissioner shall appoint a 
 chief and may appoint a deputy chief of the Division of Boiler 
 Inspection.  The appointee shall be a qualified steam engineer 
 with at least ten years of operation experience as such and 
 shall be licensed as a chief Grade A engineer in this state and 
 shall possess a current commission issued by the National Board 
 of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.  Inspectors employed 
 in the Division of Boiler Inspection or employed as an 
 authorized inspector by a qualified insurance company insuring 
 boilers and pressure vessels in Minnesota may utilize up to five 
 years of equivalent experience as inspectors, in satisfying the 
 requirement of ten years of experience as steam engineers for 
 the chief and deputy chief positions.  

    Subd. 3.    Inspectors.  The department may employ such 
 inspectors and other persons as are necessary to efficiently 
 perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed upon the 
 Division of Boiler Inspection.  

    Subd. 4.    Powers and duties.  Subject to the 
 provisions of chapter 43A, the department shall prescribe the 
 duties of the Division of Boiler Inspection.  

    Subd. 5.    Fees.  All fees collected by the Division of 
 Boiler Inspection shall be paid into the state treasury in the 
 manner provided by law for fees received by other state 
 departments and credited to the general fund.  

    Subd. 6.    Reports and notices.  All reports and 
 notices heretofore required by law to be made or given to the 
 Board of Boiler Inspectors, or the chief boiler inspector shall 
 be made or given to the department.  

    HIST: (4203, 4204, 4207, 4208) 1921 c 83 s 1,2,5,6; 1957 c 503 
 s 2; 1965 c 303 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 49; 1981 c 210 
 s 54; 1982 c 379 s 1; 1983 c 301 s 155; 1987 c 70 s 1; 1994 c 
 421 s 1; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 24; 1999 c 250 art 3 s 23