Michigan Laws 125.1521a – Installation or use of heating cable; application for approval; “heating cable” defined; construction of section
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(1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, heating cable shall not be installed or used in a building or structure in this state until approved by the commission pursuant to section 21. As provided in section 8, this section is effective throughout the state without local modification.
(2) An application for approval of heating cable submitted to the commission, which includes listing by a nationally recognized testing laboratory found to comply with established standards, shall be approved unless the commission finds it would endanger the public safety.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1521a
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Building: means a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, forming a structure affording a facility or shelter for use or occupancy by individuals, animals, or property. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
- Commission: means the state construction code commission created by section 3a. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
- Mobile home: means a vehicular, portable structure that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Is built on a chassis pursuant to the national manufactured housing construction and safety standards act of 1974, 42 USC 5401 to 5426. See Michigan Laws 125.1502astate: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Structure: means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or a piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
(3) For purposes of this section, “heating cable” means heating cable as defined in section 2 of the heating cable safety act, that is, cable designed to be secured to pipes and vessels to reduce their likelihood of freezing or to facilitate the flow of viscous liquids. Heating cable also includes products used for deicing on roofs and in gutters and downspouts. Heating cable intended for industrial and commercial use is connected to the supply system by a permanent wiring method or by an attachment plug for connection to a receptacle outlet. Heating cable intended for residential and mobile home use has an attachment plug for connection to a receptacle outlet. Heating cable is commonly known as heat tape.
(4) This section shall not be construed to limit the powers and duties granted pursuant to any other law to a state agency or official.