FIRE EXTINGUISHER SALES AND SERVICE

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 13, ch. 289

in effect

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.10 Definitions.

289.10. - Definitions. The following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Fire extinguisher means any device or equipment designed or intended for use in extinguishing fires and containing a liquid or powder using pressure, either mechanical or chemical, as a propellent for such liquid or powder or containing a toxic liquid or powder which vaporizes when exposed to a certain degree of temperature. Hydrostatic testing means pressure testing by hydrostatic methods. Portable fire extinguisher means a device which contains within it chemicals, fluids or gases for extinguishing fires, the means for application of its contents to that purpose, and is capable of being readily moved from place to place. Servicing includes, but is not limited to, maintaining, repairing, testing, filling, refilling, charging or recharging. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 351.020; 76-Or-091, § 2, 6-25-76)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.40 License required.

289.40. - License required. No person shall service a portable fire extinguisher without having first obtained a license hereunder. (76-Or-091, § 1, 6-25-76)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.50 Application for license; issuance.

289.50. - Application for license; issuance. (a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of servicing fire extinguishers as herein defined, and any person desiring to service his own fire extinguishers shall make written application to the licensing official for a license so to do. Such application shall be made on forms to be provided by the licensing official, and said application shall state thereon the name of the person, firm or corporation desiring such license and the place of business. An application for a Class B license shall include the address of all locations to be serviced by the applicant. (b) No such license shall be issued unless such person, or, where the applicant is a firm or corporation, a member of such firm or officer of such corporation at the time of the making of the application, has such equipment and facilities as are reasonably necessary and adequate for servicing fire extinguishers. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 351.030; 76-Or-091, § 4, 6-25-76; 2005-Or-123, § 1, 11-18-05; 2011-Or-106, § 1, 11-18-11; 2013-Or-183, § 1, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.55 When licenses expire.

289.55. - When licenses expire. Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire on October first of each year. (2009-Or-145, § 1, 11-13-09)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.60 License fee; expiration; transferability.

289.60. - License fee; expiration; transferability. The annual license fee for an applicant in the business of servicing fire extinguishers for the general public (Class A) and for an applicant not in the business of servicing fire extinguishers for the general public (Class B) shall be as established in Appendix J, License Fee Schedule. Each such license shall not be transferable or assignable. The license fee shall be paid at the time of the filing of the application. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 351.040; Ord. of 10-11-74, § 1; 76-Or-091, § 5, 6-25-76; 77-Or-147, § 1, 7-15-77; 83-Or-101, § 1, 4-29-83; 86-Or-041, § 1, 3-14-86; 90-Or-014, § 1, 1-26-90; 91-Or-049, § 1, 3-29-91; 98-Or-046, § 1, 5-22-98; 2002-Or-023, § 1, 4-5-02; 2002-Or-117, § 1, 9-27-02; 2009-Or-145, § 2, 11-13-09)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.65 Insurance required.

289.65. - Insurance required. Each Class A license shall furnish and file with the licensing official a policy of insurance in an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota insuring the licensee, his or her employees and agents, against any and all loss by reason of negligence in the servicing of portable fire extinguishers; such policy of insurance to be in the limits of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for any one (1) person killed or injured in one (1) accident and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for each occurrence and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) property damage. Failure to keep in full force and effect insurance required herein is grounds for revocation of the license. (76-Or-091, § 6, 6-25-76; Pet. No. 251179, § 152, 12-29-89; 2013-Or-183, § 2, 12-6-13)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.100 Information on serviced extinguishers.

289.100. - Information on serviced extinguishers. Immediately after the servicing of any fire extinguisher, the person so servicing shall clearly and legibly write or stamp on the card attached to the fire extinguisher the name of the licensee and license number. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 371.070; 76-Or-091, § 9, 6-25-76; Pet. No. 251179, § 155, 12-29-89; 2011-Or-106, § 5, 11-18-11)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.105 Standards of performance.

289.105. - Standards of performance. Generally accepted safety standards will be observed in installing, servicing and testing portable fire extinguishers. The current edition of the Standard for the Installation, Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers (NFPA #10), and the methods for hydrostatic testing of compressed gas cylinders (CGA C1), shall be considered as evidence of generally accepted safety standards. (76-Or-091, § 10, 6-25-76)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.106 Installation and maintenance to comply with applicable standards.

289.106. - Installation and maintenance to comply with applicable standards. All portable fire extinguishers shall be kept serviced, maintained and hydrostatically tested according to National Fire Protection Association Standard #10, current edition. No property owner, manager or any other person who has control or ownership of a portable fire extinguisher may require that a portable fire extinguisher be serviced, maintained, hydrostatically tested, selected or installed in contradiction to the standards of National Fire Protection Association #10, latest edition or other applicable standards. (76-Or-091, § 11, 6-25-76)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.107 Refresher program; fee.

289.107. - Refresher program; fee. A refresher program of not more than a one-day session may be sponsored or conducted once each year by the city. The program shall place special emphasis on new regulations. If conducted every person licensed under this chapter or, where the license holder is a firm or corporation, a member of the firm or officer of the corporation shall attend one (1) refresher program every two (2) years as a condition of license renewal. The city may charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of such program. (76-Or-091, § 12, 6-25-76; 2011-Or-106, § 6, 11-18-11)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.110 Adverse license action.

289.110. - Adverse license action. The city council may revoke, suspend, refuse to issue or renew or take other appropriate adverse license action against any license issued hereunder for cause, which may include: (1) Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 259. (2) Having obtained or having attempted to obtain a license by fraudulent misrepresentation. (3) Malpractice or incompetency in fire extinguisher sales or servicing. (4) Advertising fire extinguisher sale or servicing by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements. (5) Failure to properly perform all required maintenance and testing provisions as set forth in the National Fire Protection Association Standard #10, current edition. (6) Violation of any provision of these regulations. (7) Other good and sufficient cause. (Code 1960, As Amend., §§ 351.080, 351.090; 76-Or-091, § 13, 6-25-76; Pet. No. 251179, § 156, 12-29-89; 2011-Or-106, § 7, 11-18-11)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 289.120 Sales restricted.

289.120. - Sales restricted. (a) No portable fire extinguisher shall be sold, leased or displayed unless it is listed and labeled by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or Factory Mutual Engineering Corporation which are hereby approved by the City of Minneapolis as qualified to test portable fire extinguishers. (b) No portable fire extinguisher shall be sold, leased or displayed in the City of Minneapolis unless it is of a size of at least 1A and/or 5BC or larger. (76-Or-091, § 3, 6-25-76)

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