N.D. Cent. Code § 54-21.3-04: Exemptions

1.Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the following statewide codes are exempt from this chapter:

a.The Standards for Electrical Wiring and Equipment, as contained in North Dakota Administrative Code article 24-02.

b.The State Plumbing Code, as contained in North Dakota Administrative Code article 62-03.

c.The State Fire Code, as contained in the rules of the state fire marshal as provided in section 18-01-04.

2.The following buildings are exempt from this chapter:

a.Buildings which are neither heated nor cooled.

b.Buildings used whose peak design rate of energy usage is less than one watt per square foot [929.0304 square centimeters] or three and four-tenths British thermal units an hour per square foot [929.0304 square centimeters] of floor area.

c.Restored or reconstructed buildings deliberately preserved beyond their normal term of use because of historical associations, architectural interests, or public policy, or buildings otherwise qualified as a pioneer building, historical site, state monument, or other similar designation pursuant to state or local law.

3.Any building used for agricultural purposes, unless a place of human habitation or for use by the public, is exempt from this chapter.