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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 610
By Senator Miller
18-53-03
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fire hydrants; requiring
3 owners of private fire hydrants to contract
4 with licensed professionals or local
5 fire-control authorities to inspect and service
6 such hydrants; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. (1) A person who owns a private fire
11 hydrant must ensure that the hydrant is installed in
12 compliance with the provisions of National Fire Protection
13 Association Standard 24, Standard for the Installation of
14 Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, and that
15 it is inspected and maintained in compliance with the
16 provisions of National Fire Protection Association Standard
17 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of
18 Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, the edition currently
19 adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to its
20 code-adoption and standards-adoption authority in chapter 633,
21 Florida Statutes. A person who owns a private fire hydrant
22 must produce, upon request of the fire official, a valid and
23 continuing maintenance contract with a plumbing contractor
24 licensed under chapter 489, Florida Statutes, an underground
25 utility contractor licensed under chapter 489, Florida
26 Statutes, or, if the private hydrant is part of a fire
27 suppression system, a fire protection contractor licensed
28 under chapter 633, Florida Statutes. Upon failure to produce a
29 valid maintenance contract as provided in this section, the
30 owner must contract with the local government fire-control
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1 authority that serves the property where the fire hydrant is
2 located to inspect and service the fire hydrant annually.
3 (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
4 noncriminal violation, punishable by a fine not to exceed $100
5 for a first offense or $250 for each subsequent offense.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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9 SENATE SUMMARY
10 Requires owners of private fire hydrants to contract with
licensed professionals or local fire-control authorities
11 to inspect and service such hydrants, to ensure that they
are installed, maintained, and inspected properly, and to
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maintenance contract for the hydrant.
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