§ 204. Inspection of boilers; enforcement; fees; identification;\nexceptions. 1. Inspection. The commissioner shall cause to be inspected\nat least once every two years all boilers as defined in this section,\nexcept for high pressure power boilers, antique boilers and miniature\nboilers, which the commissioner shall cause to be inspected at least\nonce each year, and except for boilers inspected and insured by a duly\nauthorized insurance company in accordance with the provisions of\nsubdivision eight of this section and with the rules of the\ncommissioner.\n 2. Enforcement. If upon inspection of a boiler the commissioner finds\na violation of the provisions of this section or of the rules of the\nboard or if the commissioner receives notice from a duly authorized\ninsurance company that the owner or lessee of a boiler has failed, after\nnotice from the insurance company, to comply with the provisions of this\nsection and rules of the board, the commissioner shall issue an order to\nthe owner or lessee directing compliance therewith. If in the judgment\nof the commissioner the boiler is in an unsafe or dangerous condition\nthe commissioner shall order the use of the boiler discontinued until\nsuch dangerous and unsafe condition has been remedied. Such order shall\nbe served upon the owner or lessee of the boiler, personally or by mail.\n 3. Fees. A fee of two hundred dollars shall be charged the owner or\nlessee of each boiler internally inspected and seventy-five dollars for\neach boiler externally inspected by the commissioner, provided however,\nthat the external inspection of multiple boilers connected to a common\nheader or of separate systems owned or leased by the same party and\nlocated in the same building, with a combined input which is 300,000\nBTU/hour or less, shall be charged a single inspection fee, and further\nprovided that, not more than two hundred seventy-five dollars shall be\ncharged for the inspection of any one boiler for any year; except that\nno fee shall be charged for internal or external inspections by the\ncommissioner of an antique steam engine maintained as a hobby and\ndisplayed at agricultural fairs and other gatherings or of a miniature\nboiler.\n 4. Identification of boilers; unfired pressure vessels.\n a. Owners and lessees of boilers shall attach to such boilers the\nnumbers assigned by the commissioner under a penalty of five dollars for\neach day's failure so to do after such numbers have been assigned.\n b. Owners and lessees of unfired pressure vessels shall ensure that\nsuch vessels are constructed in accordance with regulations promulgated\nby the commissioner.\n 5. Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply:\n a. to a boiler subject to inspection by inspectors of steam vessels\nunder the department of transportation;\n b. to a boiler located on a farm and used solely for agricultural\npurposes;\n c. to a steam or vapor boiler operating at a gauge pressure of not\nmore than fifteen pounds per square inch, and which is located in a\ndwelling occupied by less than six families;\n d. to a hot water boiler which is located in a dwelling occupied by\nless than six families;\n e. to a boiler subject to inspection or control by a federal agency;\n f. to the boiler of a miniature model locomotive, boat, tractor or\nstationary engine constructed and maintained as a hobby and not for\ncommercial use, and having a volume of less than two cubic feet and a\ngrate area not in excess of two square feet; and\n g. to any low pressure boiler with a capacity of one hundred thousand\nBritish Thermal Units or less.\n 6. Definitions. a. For purposes of this section, the term "boiler"\nshall mean a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated,\nsteam is superheated, or any combination thereof, under pressure or\nvacuum for use externally to itself by the application of heat from\ncombustible fuels, electricity, or any other source, but shall not\ninclude a devic
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