Vermont § 2173 - Rules adopted by the Board

§ 2173. Rules adopted by the Board

• (a) The Plumber’s Examining Board may, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, make
  and revise such plumbing rules as necessary for protection of the public health, except
  that no rule of the Board may require the installation or maintenance of a water heater
  at a minimum temperature. To the extent that a rule of the Board conflicts with this
  subsection or with 18 V.S.A. chapter 40, that rule shall be invalid and unenforceable.
  The rules shall be in effect in every city, village, and town having a public water
  system or public sewerage system and apply to all premises connected to the systems
  and all public buildings containing plumbing or water treatment and heating specialties
  whether they are connected to a public water or sewerage system. The local board of
  health and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall each have authority to enforce
  these rules. The rules shall be limited to minimum performance standards reasonably
  necessary for the protection of the public against accepted health hazards and shall
  be consistent with any minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures adopted
  under 9 V.S.A. chapter 74. The Board may, if it finds it practicable to do so, adopt
  the provisions of a nationally recognized plumbing code and as needed shall adopt
  a Vermont-specific amendment to the adopted code to ensure that it is consistent with
  any minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures adopted under 9 V.S.A. chapter
  74. (b) The Commissioner shall make rules and adopt procedures and priorities for inspections
  and enforcement. Installations regulated by the Board shall be inspected by a State
  plumbing inspector. The Commissioner may set priorities based on consideration of
  health risks to persons and property, type and size of the building, and the complexity
  and size of the installation or job. (c) The Commissioner or any State plumbing inspector designated by the Commissioner shall
  have the authority to enter any premises in which an installation subject to the rules
  of the Board is being or has been installed, replaced, or repaired for the purpose
  of performing inspections necessary to carry out inspection responsibilities under
  this subchapter. If the owner or occupant of the premises refuses entry, the Commissioner
  may apply to any Superior Court to issue an order enforcing the right of entry. (Added 1959, No. 215, § 3, eff. June 2, 1959; amended 1979, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1987, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 21, 1988; 1993, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 8, § 11, eff. April 25, 2005; 2007, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 10a; 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)