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2007 Minnesota Statutes
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299F.18 COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL REMOVED.
The state fire marshal, the chief assistant fire marshal, or any deputy fire marshal, who finds
in any building or upon any premises any combustible or explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste,
or inflammable matter of any kind, except liquids covered by section 299F.19, endangering the
safety of the building or property or the occupants thereof or the occupants of adjoining buildings
shall order these materials removed or the dangerous condition corrected forthwith. This order
shall be in writing and directed generally to the owner, lessee, agent, or occupant of the building
or premises and any owner, lessee, agent, or occupant upon whom such notice shall be served
who fails to comply therewith within 24 hours thereafter, unless the order prescribes a longer
period within which it may be complied with, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the material
may be removed or dangerous condition corrected at the expense of the owner of the building
and premises or the person upon whom the service is so made, or both, and the state fire marshal
may maintain all necessary actions for the recovery thereof.
History: (5968) 1913 c 564 s 18; 1917 c 469 s 1; 1949 c 292 s 1
The state fire marshal, the chief assistant fire marshal, or any deputy fire marshal, who finds
in any building or upon any premises any combustible or explosive material, rubbish, rags, waste,
or inflammable matter of any kind, except liquids covered by section 299F.19, endangering the
safety of the building or property or the occupants thereof or the occupants of adjoining buildings
shall order these materials removed or the dangerous condition corrected forthwith. This order
shall be in writing and directed generally to the owner, lessee, agent, or occupant of the building
or premises and any owner, lessee, agent, or occupant upon whom such notice shall be served
who fails to comply therewith within 24 hours thereafter, unless the order prescribes a longer
period within which it may be complied with, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the material
may be removed or dangerous condition corrected at the expense of the owner of the building
and premises or the person upon whom the service is so made, or both, and the state fire marshal
may maintain all necessary actions for the recovery thereof.
History: (5968) 1913 c 564 s 18; 1917 c 469 s 1; 1949 c 292 s 1
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