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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The county commissioners shall adopt and enforce, except in cities of the second class, rules and regulations governing the having, using, storage, sale and keeping of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene or other substances of like character, as promulgated by the Pennsylvania State Police under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(b) The county commissioners may adopt and enforce rules and regulations not in conflict with local ordinances for the fire marshal, except in cities of the second class, governing the following:
(1) The requiring and placing of fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and other fire preventive equipment in buildings, except in private homes, installation shall be made within one year after notification.
(2) The requiring of reports of losses in an amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, as now provided by law and regulation to be made to the Pennsylvania State Police, to the fire marshal of said county, of fires and explosions by fire insurance companies operating or writing insurance on property located in said county. Such reports may be filed on behalf of such companies by an actuarial bureau or statistical organization.
(c) The county commissioners may adopt and enforce rules and regulations requiring permits for any matter or matters governed by the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section and to collect reasonable fees therefor.
(d) Any person violating any of the rules and regulations formulated and adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this section shall, upon conviction thereof at a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay such fine as may be prescribed in such rules and regulations by the county commissioners, but not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100), to be paid to the use of the county, with costs of prosecution or to be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty days.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 6104.1. Rules and regulations; permits and fees; notice of fires - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-ps-counties/pa-st-sect-16-6104-1/
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