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Section 1Definitions
Section 2Investigations of fires or explosions by local officials; notice to marshal of suspicious origins or undetermined causes; reports; records
Section 2ANotice of unauthorized ignition of fire within public or private schools or on school grounds; submission of report by school principal
Section 3Investigations by marshal; examination of witnesses; perjury; criminal complaint; prosecutions; reports to commissioner of insurance
Section 4Persons authorized to enter and inspect premises; inspections of institutions; reports
Section 5Investigation of premises and alleys as to fire hazards; remedy of conditions; expenses; penalty
Section 5AUnvented liquid fired space heaters; use or sale prohibited
Section 6Neglect or refusal of officers to comply with duty
Section 7Reports of marshal and commissioner of insurance
Section 8Reports to heads of fire departments, insurance companies, property owners and other interested persons
Section 9Regulations relating to explosives and inflammable materials; reports of quantities and locations; ordinances and by-laws
Section 9AModel rocket engines; storage; manufacture; use; sale
Section 10Regulations relative to fire prevention
Section 10AHeads of fire departments; permits; inspections; records; fees; list of fire department heads
Section 10BViolation of regulations of board
Section 10CAlteration, repair or installation of oil burners; necessity of certificate; exceptions
Section 10DCertificate as oil burner technician; minimum age; application; fee; examination; duration of certificate; electrical work
Section 10EApprentice certificates; fee; duration; expiration; renewal
Section 10FRules and regulations regarding types and classes of certificates
Section 10GSuspension or revocation of certificates
Section 10HFirms or corporations; licensing requirements
Section 11Expert assistants; laboratory
Section 12License and permit for manufacture of fireworks; sale, transfer, or exchange of explosive materials; punishment
Section 13Licenses for land for explosives and inflammable materials; certificate of approval; record; certificate of registrations; fees; replacements and alterations of, and regulations for buildings; explosion hazard; appeals to marshal
Section 14Inflammable fluids in motor vehicles
Section 15Transportation of explosives or inflammable materials; violation of regulations
Section 16Fireworks, explosives and inflammable materials; violations; penalties
Section 17Restraint of erection or use of buildings in violation of statute or regulations
Section 18Repealed, 1934, 182, Sec. 2
Section 19Bonds for blasting permits; filing fee
Section 20Actions on bonds; employee of permittee; pro rata payment of claims
Section 20ABond for blasting operations in more than one place
Section 20BCertificate of competency to conduct blasting operations; application; fee; examination; issuance; duration; expiration; renewal; duplicate; restrictions regarding persons subject to restraining order issued pursuant to chapter 209A
Section 20CLiability for damages caused by blasting
Section 21Enforcement of laws and regulations relative to blasting
Section 22Injuries from explosives kept or transported contrary to statutes or regulations
Section 23Keeping and use of inflammable fluids; permit; fee
Section 23AInflammable anti-freeze in hydrants
Section 24Keeping and handling of fire menace material; carpenter or paint shop in habitation
Section 25Use of salamanders or stoves for drying materials
Section 25ASecond hand space heaters; unvented space heaters
Section 25BUnvented liquid fired space heaters; use or sale prohibited
Section 25CSale of decorating candles; rules and regulations
Section 25DManufacture and sale of children’s clothing and sleepwear; rules and regulations
Section 25EResidential gas appliances; sale or installation
Section 26Installation of automatic equipment on order of marshal
Section 26AAutomatic sprinklers in high rise buildings; enforcement; appeals
Section 26A1/2Automatic sprinklers in older high rise buildings; enforcement; installation schedule
Section 26BAutomatic fire warning and smoke detection systems in certain buildings; enforcement; appeals
Section 26CCertain public accommodations; automatic smoke or heat detectors
Section 26DDefinitions applicable to Secs. 26D to 26F
Section 26EResidential buildings or structures; installation of smoke detectors
Section 26FResidential buildings or structures; equipping with smoke detectors upon sale or transfer
Section 26F1/2Carbon monoxide alarms required in certain residential structures; regulation; inspections; enforcement
Section 26GAutomatic sprinkler systems required for buildings and structures totaling more than 7,500 gross square feet
Section 26G1/2Nightclubs, dance halls, discotheques, bars; adequate system of automatic sprinklers
Section 26HLodging or boarding houses; automatic sprinkler systems
Section 26IMultiple dwelling units; new construction; automatic sprinkler systems
Section 27Failure to comply with order of marshal
Section 27AShutting off, disconnection, obstruction, removal or destruction, of fire protection devices; permit; report; violation of statute; enforcement
Section 27BPiling snow on fire hydrants; penalty
Section 28Regulations to prevent fire hazards and fires
Section 28AReports of violations of building laws
Section 28BBuildings with canine guards; reports
Section 29Application of orders to occupant or owner; payment for cost of changes in premises; maximum expenditure
Section 30Violations; notice and enforcement of orders or regulations
Section 30AUnlawful tampering, etc. with notice of violation; punishment
Section 31Appeals to marshal
Section 32Sharing information by insurers; liability of insurer or arson squad; confidential information
Section 33Duties and powers of marshal
Section 34Violation of statutes
Section 34AAssembly use group building; dangerous condition
Section 34BSerious bodily injury; penalties
Section 34CSubsequent violations of state building code or state fire code
Section 34DEnforcement of orders of marshall or head of fire department
Section 35Repealed, 2010, 160, Sec. 3
Section 36Repealed, 2010, 160, Sec. 4
Section 37Tanks for storage of fluids; permits; violation of statute or regulation; annual inspection; fees
Section 37ARemoval and testing of fuel storage tanks; grant programs for municipalities and agencies; powers and duties of administrative review board
Section 37BGrants for removal or replacement of fuel storage tanks
Section 38Regulations relative to tanks
Section 38A to 38IRepealed, 2009, 4, Sec. 5
Section 38JResidential property utilizing heating oil tanks; safety requirements; inspection; certification
Section 39Sales, possession, use, etc. of combustible or explosive substances to produce visible or audible effects; fireworks; definitions; exceptions; enforcement procedures; penalties
Section 39ARegulations for permits for displays of fireworks; fees
Section 40Storage of fireworks; bonds for manufacture and storage; fee
Section 41Actions on bonds
Section 42Displays or exhibits of fireworks; bonds
Section 43Actions on bonds; pro rating claims; other remedies
Section 44Firecrackers and pyrotechnical ship or railway signals
Section 45Violation of Secs. 40 to 44
Section 46Inflammable stove polish and foundry paste; regulations; penalties
Section 47Repealed, 1973, 1028, Sec. 3
Section 48 to 49ARepealed, 1946, 282
Section 50Search warrants for explosive, inflammable and combustible substances kept contrary to statutes or regulations
Section 51Forfeiture of explosive, inflammable and combustible substances; sale or destruction; proceeds
Section 52Matches kept for sale or use in store
Section 52ASale of exploding matches, cigars or cigarettes
Section 53Repealed, 1943, 291, Sec. 4
Section 54Lighted cigarettes, etc. likely to cause fire; dropping or throwing from vehicles or placing on forest lands or fields
Section 55Explosive golf balls
Section 56Parking space business; licenses; fees; term; suspension and revocation; unlicensed business
Section 57Siding as conductor of electricity; approval
Section 58Fire extinguishing systems, issuance of certificates for installation and servicing
Section 59Display of street address number on buildings; use in enhanced 911 service
Section 60Novelty lighters; application of section