Parts 7512.0100 to 7512.2800 are intended to be consistent with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299M. Parts 7512.0100 to 7512.2800 govern regulation by municipalities; permit, filing, inspection, certificate, and license fees; qualifications, examination, and licensing of fire protection contractors; certification of journeyman sprinkler fitters; registration of apprentices; and the administration and enforcement of parts 7512.0100 to 7512.2800 and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299M.
The effective date of parts 7512.0100 to 7512.2800 is February 21, 1994. A person who submits satisfactory proof to the commissioner of actively engaging in full-time fire protection system installation as a fire protection contractor for a period of five years before February 21, 1994, and who applies for a license on or before April 21, 1994, is eligible for licensure without examination until February 21, 1996. A person who submits satisfactory proof to the commissioner of actively engaging in full-time fire protection systems installation as a sprinkler fitter for a period of five years before February 21, 1994, and who applies for a certificate on or before February 21, 1994, is eligible for certification without examination until February 14, 1996. A person who is exempt from examination for the two-year period, fulfills all other requirements under this chapter and under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299M, and pays the required annual fee must be granted the appropriate license or certificate. A person who is exempt from examination by this part must pass the examination by February 21, 1996, or surrender the license or certificate. A license or certificate obtained without examination is not renewable on or after February 21, 1996, until the appropriate examination is passed.
Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7512, pt. 7512.0300
Statutory Authority: MS s 299M.04