Colorado § 8-20-231 - Minimum standards - publications.
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§ 8-20-231. Minimum standards - publications.
(1) (a) The design, construction, location, installation, and operation of liquid fuel systems, fuel products, and equipment and the handling of liquid fuels and fuel products must conform to the minimum standards as prescribed by the applicable sections of the current edition of the national fire code published by the National Fire Protection Association, as revised by the Association from time to time.
(b) The minimum standards as prescribed must also apply to marine and pipeline terminals, natural gasoline plants, refineries, tank farms, underground storage facilities, aboveground storage facilities, and chemical plants utilizing liquid fuels; except that the gallon limitations in such minimum standards do not apply to:
(I) Aboveground storage facilities associated with mining;
(II) Oil and gas production facilities;
(III) Asphalt or concrete production;
(IV) Construction projects; or
(V) Activities related to aboveground storage facilities associated with mining, oil and gas production facilities, asphalt or concrete production, or construction projects.
(2) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall maintain copies of the codes in his or her office at all times for public examination.
Source: L. 73: p. 1068, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 100-2-31. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 467, § 2, effective May 24. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 1119, § 21, effective June 5. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 1347, § 19, effective August 8. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1053), ch. 4, p. 8, § 3, effective March 9.
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Section 8-20-231 ("Minimum standards - publications.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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