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urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:1603
citation: "R.S. 40:1603"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 7 › Part III › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2019, number: 114, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# Fire-resistant material applicators; registration; fines

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed as follows:

(1) "Fire-resistant material" means cementitious or fibrous materials that are sprayed onto a surface to provide fire-resistant protection of the substrate.

(2) "Fire-resistant material applicator" means an individual who applies fire-resistant material.

B.(1) Every fire-resistant material applicator shall undergo training to apply fire-resistant material according to manufacturer specifications.

(2) Every fire-resistant material applicator shall annually register with the office of the state fire marshal.

(3) When a fire-resistant material applicator satisfactorily completes training and registers as required by this Subsection, the state fire marshal shall issue a certificate which indicates that the fire-resistant material applicator is certified to apply fire-resistant material.

C. Any person applying fire-resistant material who does not receive the training, register, and obtain a certificate as required in Subsection B of this Section shall be fined up to two hundred fifty dollars per violation.

D. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented, including a procedure for the appeal of penalties, and enforced pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.