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i r 5693 V e? STATE FIRE MARSHAL 299F.015 ORM FIRE CODE; ADOPTION. lion 1. The commissioner of public safety through the division of re marshal may promulgate a uniform fire code and make amendments thereto in accordance with the administrative procedure act in chapter 14. The code and its amendments shall conform insofar as practicable to model fire codes generally accepted and. in use throughout the United States, with consideration given to existing statewide specialty codes presently in use in the state of Minnesota. Statewide specialty codes and model codes with necessary modifications may be adopted by reference in accordance with section 14.07, subdivision 4. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1981 c 106 s 16J Subd. 3. The commissioner shall adopt rules as may be necessary to admin- ister and enforce the code, specifically including but not limited to rules for inspection of buildings and other structures covered by the code and conforming the code to the governmental organization of Minnesota state agencies, political subdivisions and local governments. Subd. 4. The uniform fire code shall he applicable throughout the state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein. However, nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a local unit of government otherwise authorized by law from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation which specifies require- ments equal to, in addition to, or more stringent than the requirements of the uniform fire code. Any ordinance or regulation adopted by a local unit which differs from the uniforrn fire code must be directly related to the safeguarding of life and property from the hazards of fire, must be uniform for each class or kind of building covered, and may not exceed the applicable requirements of the uni barfd1 ' ode adopted pursuant to sections 16.83 to 16.867. Subd. 5. Upo application, the state fire marshal may grant variances from the minimum req ements specified in the code if there is substantial compliance with the provy's of the code, the safety of the public and occupants of such mldifirwilT not he jeopardized, and undue hardship will result to the applicant unless such variance is granted. No appeal to the state fire marshal for a variance from the uniform fire code shall he accepted until the applicant has first made application to the local governing body and the local unit has acted on the application. The state fire marshal shall consider the decision of the local governing body. Any person aggrieved by a decision made by the fire marshal under this subdivision may proceed before the fire marshal as with a contested case in accordance with the administrative procedure act. Subd. 6. A person who violates a provision of the uniform fire code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. No person shall be convicted for violating the uniform fire code unless he shall have been given notice of the violation in writing and reasonable time to comply. History; 1974 c 550 s 1; 1978 c 777 s 1; 1981 c 106 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 114,130 299F.015 USE OF WASTE OIL BURNERS. Subdivision I. Definitions. For the purposes of this section. the following terms shall have the meanings given: (a) "Waste oil" means a refined oil which has been used for the lubrication of an internal combustion engine or in a similar crankcase application or other applications in connection with motor vehicles and has been contaminated by impurities as a result of that use, (b) "Approved waste oil burner" means a device designed to burn waste oil for heating purposes, which is found by a recognized independent testing laborato- ry to provide a degree of safety substantially equivalent to other devices approved for similar purposes under the uniform fire code or state building code. 67