Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 1346, MINNESOTA MECHANICAL CODE, pt. 1346.0101
IMC Section 101 is amended to read as follows:
101 Scope. This code shall regulate the design, installation, maintenance, alteration, and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and utilized to provide control of environmental conditions and related processes within buildings. Fuel gas piping systems, fuel gas utilization equipment, and related accessories shall be regulated by parts 1346.5050 through 1346.6000.
This code shall also regulate those mechanical systems, system components, equipment, and appliances specifically addressed in the IMC and IFGC. This code shall also regulate process piping installed within, or in conjunction with, buildings or structures. For the purposes of this section, the term "process piping" includes piping or tubing which conveys gas, liquid, or fluidized solids and which is used directly in research, laboratory, or production processes. Process piping and tubing shall be installed in accordance with ASME B31.3-2006, Process Piping Code, or ASME B31.9-2008, Building Services Piping Code, as applicable. Refer to chapter 1300 for additional administrative provisions of the Minnesota State Building Code. For purposes of this section, refer to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), on disclosure of nonpublic data.
Minn. R. agency 151, ch. 1346, MINNESOTA MECHANICAL CODE, pt. 1346.0101
Statutory Authority: MS s 16B.59; 16B.61; 16B.64; 326B.101; 326B.106; 326B.13