Upon completion of the installation, an inspector shall perform an internal inspection of each boiler. At the time of the internal inspection or certificate inspection, the inspector shall stamp each boiler with a serial number of the state of South Dakota. The serial number consists of the letters SD followed by numbers as assigned. The State Fire Marshal's Office shall assign a block of numbers to each insurance company supplying boiler insurance and operating in this state.

Each steel or cast iron boiler must have the state serial number permanently attached.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers number or South Dakota number of a condemned boiler must be crossed out as follows: XXXXXX.

For purposes of this section, the term, condemned boiler, means a boiler or pressure vessel that has been inspected and declared unsafe or disqualified according to legal requirements by an inspector qualified to take action who has applied a stamp or mark designating its rejection and declared unsafe or disqualified according to legal requirements by an inspector qualified to take action who has applied a stamp or mark designating its rejection.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 87, 8 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 30 SDR 48, effective October 16, 2003 ; 50 SDR 47, effective October 16, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-29A-16 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-29A-16 .

Prior versions effective: 2003-10-16.