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183.42 Inspection and registration.

Subdivision 1. Inspection. Every owner, lessee, or other person having charge of boilers or pressure vessels subject to inspection under this chapter shall cause them to be inspected by the Division of Boiler Inspection. Boilers subject to inspection under this chapter must be inspected at least annually and pressure vessels inspected at least every two years except as provided under section 183.45. The commissioner shall assess a $250 penalty per applicable boiler or pressure vessel for failure to have the inspection required by this section and may seal the boiler or pressure vessel for refusal to allow an inspection as required by this section.

Subd. 2. Registration. Every owner, lessee, or other person having charge of boilers or pressure vessels subject to inspection under this chapter shall register said objects with the Division of Boiler Inspection. The registration shall be renewed annually and is applicable to each object separately. The fee for registration of a boiler or pressure vessel shall be pursuant to section 183.545, subdivision 10. The Division of Boiler Inspection may issue a billing statement for each boiler and pressure vessel on record with the division, and may determine a monthly schedule of billings to be followed for owners, lessees, or other persons having charge of a boiler or pressure vessel subject to inspection under this chapter.

Subd. 3. Certificate of registration. The Division of Boiler Inspection shall issue a certificate of registration that lists the boilers and pressure vessels at the location, expiration date of the certificate of registration, last inspection date of each boiler and pressure vessel, and maximum allowable working pressure for each boiler and pressure vessel. The commissioner may make an electronic certificate of registration available to be printed by the owner, lessee, or other person having charge of the boiler or pressure vessel.

HIST: (5478) RL s 2172; 1957 c 503 s 6; 1982 c 379 s 5; 1987 c 70 s 4; 1989 c 71 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 45

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