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MT Code § 50-60-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-505. Permit required

  50-60-505. Permit required. (1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade, or work of installing, removing, altering, or repairing plumbing and drainage systems or parts of plumbing and drainage systems without first obtaining a permit from the department of labor and industry.   (2) A separate permit must be obtained for each building or structure.   (3) A person may not allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by the permittee except persons in the permittee's employ.   (4) When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to the connection is included in the permit.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 169, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-506. Exceptions to permit requirement

  50-60-506. Exceptions to permit requirement. (1) A permit is not required for any minor replacement or repair work, the performance of which does not have a significant potential for creating a condition hazardous to public health and safety.   (2) A permit is not required where the installation is exempt under the provisions of 37-69-102 or 50-60-503.   (3) A state permit is not required whenever the installation occurs in an area governed by a county, city, or town and where there is in effect a county, city, or town building code that covers plumbing installations and that provides inspection procedures.   (4) This part does not prohibit the owner of residential property from making an installation for all sanitary plumbing and potable water supply piping without a permit if the owner personally does the work.   (5) The provisions of this part do not apply to regularly employed maintenance personnel doing maintenance work on the business premises of their employer unless the work is subject to the permit provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(2); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-60-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-507. Application for and issuance of permit

  50-60-507. Application for and issuance of permit. (1) A person required to apply for a permit shall apply on a form provided by the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative. The applicant shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done and the location, ownership, occupancy, and use of the premises in connection with the work.   (2) The department or its authorized representative may require sketches, specifications, or drawings and other information it considers necessary in order to determine the scope of the work contemplated.   (3) If the department determines that the sketches, specifications, drawings, descriptions, and information furnished by the applicant are in compliance with the state plumbing code, it shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as established by the department.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(3); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 170, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-508. Permit fees

  50-60-508. Permit fees. (1) The department of labor and industry shall establish permit fees in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, and the fees must be deposited to the state special revenue fund of the department for use in the administration and enforcement of this part and the Montana state plumbing code and for other purposes as established by law.   (2) For the purpose of 50-60-505 through 50-60-513, a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached must be construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of plumbing systems in relocated buildings must be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, and the like involved. The fees established pursuant to this section must be commensurate with the costs of the administration and enforcement of this part and with appropriations for other purposes.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 11, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 357, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 171, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-509. Person commencing work without a permit to pay double the permit fee -- exception

  50-60-509. Person commencing work without a permit to pay double the permit fee -- exception. A person who commences any work for which a permit is required without first obtaining a permit shall, if subsequently allowed to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee for the work, except that this provision does not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative that the work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit before the commencement of the work. In all emergency cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there is unreasonable delay in applying for the permit, a double fee must be charged.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 172, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-510. Inspections to ensure compliance

  50-60-510. Inspections to ensure compliance. All plumbing and drainage systems may be inspected by the department of labor and industry or an authorized representative or by a county, city, or town certified to perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the state plumbing code. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall request proof of licensure from any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to be involved with plumbing activities if the person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license violation to the inspector's employing agency, and the employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of plumbers.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(5); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 379, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 173, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-60-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-511. Duty of permittee regarding inspection and compliance

  50-60-511. Duty of permittee regarding inspection and compliance. (1) It is the duty of the person doing work authorized by the permit to notify the department of labor and industry, orally or in writing, that the work is ready for inspection. The notification must be given not less than 24 hours before the work is to be inspected.   (2) It is the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to ensure that the work performed before notification and after notification pending inspection complies with the state plumbing code.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(6); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-512. Department authorized to order work stopped for noncompliance

  50-60-512. Department authorized to order work stopped for noncompliance. Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of the state plumbing code, the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative may, after a hearing conducted under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, order work stopped by notice in writing served on any person engaged in the work.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(7); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-513. Suspension or revocation of permit

  50-60-513. Suspension or revocation of permit. The department of labor and industry may suspend or revoke a permit whenever it is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied or whenever work performed under the permit is in violation of any of the provisions of Title 37, chapter 69 or this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(8); amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-514 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-514. District court -- jurisdiction -- restraining orders

  50-60-514. District court -- jurisdiction -- restraining orders. The district court of any county has jurisdiction in equity, on application of the department of labor and industry, to restrain from connection any new plumbing installations on finding, after a hearing, that the plumbing is inferior to the standards of the state plumbing code.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 237, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2417; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 177, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-515 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 5. Plumbing Installations|50-60-515. Penalty for violations -- exceptions

  50-60-515. Penalty for violations -- exceptions. A person who works in the field of plumbing or maintains or conducts a plumbing business or an individual who connects or disconnects plumbing from a public water or sewer system in violation of any provisions of this part or at a time when the person is not exempt from the provisions of this part pursuant to the provisions of a duly enacted and subsisting ordinance of a city or town is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100 for each separate offense. However, this part may not be construed to apply to or affect plumbing or pipefitting as indicated in the exceptions under 37-69-102 and 50-60-503.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 203, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 185, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 497, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 101, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2411; amd. Sec. 1862, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-60-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-601. Purpose

  50-60-601. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to protect the health and safety of the people of this state from the danger of electrically caused shocks, fires, and explosions; to protect property from the hazard of electrically caused fires and explosions; to establish a procedure for determining where and by whom electrical installations are to be made; and to insure that the electrical installations and electrical products made and sold in this state meet minimum safety standards.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 269, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2802(part).
MT Code § 50-60-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-602. Exceptions

  50-60-602. Exceptions. (1) This part does not apply to:   (a) the installation, alteration, or repair of electrical signal or communications equipment and traffic signals, street lighting, and other electrical traffic control devices owned or operated by a public utility, city, or county or the state;   (b) electrical installations on the premises of petroleum refineries, except a structure classified under chapter 7, section 701, group B, division 2, and chapter 9, section 901, group H, outside of process units, of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code;   (c) mines and buildings on mine property regulated under Title 82, chapter 4, and subject to inspection under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act; or   (d) the installation, alteration, or repair of low-voltage electrical signal and communications equipment and optical fiber cable.   (2) The inspection provisions of this part do not apply to regularly employed maintenance electricians doing maintenance work on the business premises of their employer nor do they apply to line work on the business premises of the employer or to ordinary and customary in-plant or onsite installations, modifications, additions, or repairs.   (3) A person who plugs in an electrical appliance where an approved electrical outlet is already installed may not be considered as an installer.   (4) This part does not in any manner interfere with, hamper, preclude, or prohibit any vendor of any electrical appliance from selling, delivering, and connecting any electrical appliance if the connection does not necessitate the installation of electrical wiring of the structure where the appliance is to be connected.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 423, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2812(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 444, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 47, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-603. Electrical codes to be adopted by department by rule

  50-60-603. Electrical codes to be adopted by department by rule. (1) The department of labor and industry shall adopt rules relating to the installation of wires and equipment to convey electrical current and installations of apparatus to be operated by current, except as provided in 50-60-602.   (2) The department may adopt by reference the national fire protection association standard NFPA 70, national electrical code, in whole or in part, and may adopt rules more stringent than those in the national fire protection association standard NFPA 70, national electrical code.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 269, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2802(part); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 178, 221, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-604. Inspections -- electrical permits -- fees

  50-60-604. Inspections -- electrical permits -- fees. The department of labor and industry or an authorized representative or a county, city, or town certified to perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 shall inspect electrical installations, issue electrical permits for these installations, and establish and charge a reasonable and uniform fee for the inspections. The fee must be commensurate with the expense of providing the inspection and with appropriations for other purposes. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall require proof of licensure from any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to be involved with electrical installations if the person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license violation to the inspector's employing agency, and the employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of electricians.   History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(1); amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 357, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 379, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 179, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-60-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-605. Power supplier not to energize installation without electrical permit

  50-60-605. Power supplier not to energize installation without electrical permit. Individuals, firms, cooperatives, corporations, or municipalities selling electricity are power suppliers. Except for temporary connections that the department of labor and industry may authorize by rule for a period not exceeding 14 days without a preconnection inspection, power suppliers may not connect with or energize an electrical installation under this part unless the owner or a licensed electrical contractor has delivered to the power supplier an electrical permit covering the installation, issued by the department of labor and industry or a county, city, or town certified to enforce the electrical code pursuant to 50-60-302.   History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 180, 221, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-60-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-606. Repealed

  50-60-606. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 47, L. 2001.   History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(3); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 352, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-60-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-607. Energizing electrical installation without permit -- misdemeanor

  50-60-607. Energizing electrical installation without permit -- misdemeanor. Any person, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation, other than a power supplier, that energizes an electrical installation under this part for which an electrical permit has not been issued by the department of labor and industry or a county, city, or town certified to enforce the electrical code pursuant to 50-60-302 is guilty of a misdemeanor.   History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(4); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 182, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-60-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 6. Electrical Installations|50-60-608. Injunction authorized

  50-60-608. Injunction authorized. The use or installation of wires or equipment conveying electrical current or the use or installation of any apparatus operated by electrical current in violation of any provision of this part or a lawful order of a state or local government building official may be enjoined by a judge in the district court of the judicial district in which the wires, equipment, or apparatus is located.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 47, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-701. Repealed

  50-60-701. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 569, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 439, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-702. Repealed

  50-60-702. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-703. Repealed

  50-60-703. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 439, L. 2001.