Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 12-206
Construction requirements for fuel gas piping systems
Effective Jun 1, 2025Added by Acts 2022, c. 140, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 384, § 1, eff. June 1, 2025; Acts 2025 c. 385, § 1, eff. June 1, 2025.State of Maryland
- (a) This section applies to any building that uses fuel gas piping systems not subject to Title 49, Part 192 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing may not be used in:
- (1) the new construction of a customer-owned natural gas or liquefied propane piping system in a building;
- (2) a natural gas or liquefied propane piping system in a renovated property if the renovation affects more than 50% of the total square footage of the property; or
- (3) a natural gas or liquefied propane piping system that requires the addition of a new gas line to the gas piping system.
- (c) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 140, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 384, § 1, eff. June 1, 2025; Acts 2025 c. 385, § 1, eff. June 1, 2025.