# Title 62 — Plumbing, Board of

## Article 62-03.1 — Plumbing Installation Standards

## Chapter 62-03.1-01 — Administration

### § 62-03.1-01-01. Conformance with the North Dakota Plumbing Code.

1. State plumbing code defined. The board adopts, as the state plumbing code, the 2018 edition
of the Uniform Plumbing Code published by the international association of plumbing and
mechanical officials (IAPMO), to be known as the 2018 North Dakota Plumbing Code,
including chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 17; appendices A, B, C, D, E, I, and M; and
chapter 62-03.1-03.
2. All plumbing as defined in North Dakota Century Code section 43-18-01, including materials,
must meet or exceed the minimum provisions of this article and the North Dakota Plumbing
Code.
History: Effective March 1, 2000; amended effective April 1, 2010; April 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-09
### § 62-03.1-01-02. General statement of policy.

The scope of this code excludes the development of specific standards related to any, all, or any
combination of the composition, dimensions, or mechanical and physical properties of materials,
fixtures, devices, and equipment used or installed in plumbing systems. The inclusion of a material,
even though indicated as approved for purposes of the code, does not infer unqualified endorsement
as to its selection of serviceability in any or every installation. The establishment of trade jurisdictional
areas is not within the scope of this code.
History: Effective March 1, 2000.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-09
### § 62-03.1-01-03. Interpretive rules.

Repealed effective April 1, 2010.
### § 62-03.1-01-04. Administrative powers and duties.

The executive director and inspectors of the North Dakota state plumbing board, under the
direction of the board, shall administer laws, rules, plumbing installation standards of this state, and the
North Dakota Plumbing Code. In all cases when any action is taken by the executive director or

inspectors of the board to enforce the provisions of any sections contained in this article or the North
Dakota Plumbing Code, such acts must be done in the name of and on behalf of the state.
History: Effective March 1, 2000; amended effective April 1, 2020; July 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-18-08, 43-18-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-06, 43-18-08, 43-18-09
### § 62-03.1-01-05. Application for plumbing installation certificate.

Any plumbing installation requiring inspection must have a plumbing installation certificate properly
executed by the master or journeyman plumber in charge of the installation. The board shall have
paper or electronic certificates for the person in charge of the installation.
1. Inspection fees for each certificate issued must be according to the schedule of fees shown on
the plumbing installation certificate. If work has commenced prior to submittal of the certificate
and proper fees, the fee will be double or actual cost incurred to investigate, whichever is less.
Requested inspection, reinspection, or inspection for which no fee is specifically indicated
must be charged at fifty dollars per hour, plus travel expense.
2. Paper certificates must be signed by the applicant and the original returned to the board along
with the proper fees prior to commencement of work. The duplicate copy must be retained by
the plumbing contractor and the triplicate copy must be submitted to the building owner.
Electronic certificates are processed online. The issuing certificate fee must be charged for
each certificate that must be reissued.
History: Effective March 1, 2000; amended effective April 1, 2010; April 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-18-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-18-17.2, 43-18-17.3
