Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7512 - FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PERSONNEL
Part 7512.0100 - DEFINITIONS

Subpart 1. Scope.

The terms used in parts 7512.0100 to 7512.2800 have the meanings given them in this part and in Minnesota Statutes, section 299M.01.

Subp. 2. Authority having jurisdiction.

"Authority having jurisdiction" means the governmental organization, office, or individual responsible for approving equipment and installation or a procedure.

Subp. 3. Board member.

"Board member" means a director in a corporation and a governor in a limited liability company.

Subp. 4. Building code.

"Building code" means the Minnesota State Building Code adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.106, subdivision 1, and includes future amendments to the building code.

Subp. 5. Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety, acting directly or through the state fire marshal and other authorized agents.

Subp. 6. Days.

"Days" means calendar days when referring to the amount of time when the performance or doing of any act, duty, matter, payment, or thing is ordered, directed, or prescribed. A period of time measured in days, except as otherwise provided, must be computed so as to exclude the first and include the last day of the prescribed or fixed period or duration of time. When the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, that day must be omitted from the computation.

Subp. 7. Federal approval agency.

"Federal approval agency" means the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

Subp. 8. Fire code.

"Fire code" means the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.02, subdivision 6, and includes future amendments to the fire code.

Subp. 9. Fire protection-related work.

"Fire protection-related work," when applied to a licensed fire protection contractor, means the sale, design, installation, modification, or inspection of a fire protection system, its parts, or related equipment, or the offer to do so. Fire protection-related work, when applied to a journeyman sprinkler fitter or an apprentice sprinkler fitter, means the installation, connection, alteration, repair, or addition to a fire protection system.

Subp. 10. Inspect or inspection.

"Inspect" or "inspection" means conducting a final acceptance test; trip test of dry pipe, deluge, or preaction valves; or a test that an authority having jurisdiction requires to be conducted under the supervision of a contractor.

Subp. 11. Officer.

"Officer" means an officer of a corporation and a manager of a limited liability company.

Subp. 12. Owner.

"Owner" means the sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship, a partner in a partnership, a shareholder holding an interest of five percent or more in a corporation, and a member holding an interest of five percent or more in a limited liability company.

Subp. 13. Potable water source.

"Potable water source" means a gravity tank, fire pump, reservoir or pressure tank, well, city main, or any combination of these that provides a reliable, constant, and sufficient supply of water capable of being used for human consumption.

Subp. 14. State approval agency.

"State approval agency" means the Department of Labor and Industry or a state agency in Minnesota or another state if the commissioner determines that the state agency approves training programs and monitors apprentice or trainee progress in a manner comparable to that done by the Department of Labor and Industry or by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.