1. (a) Fire protection personnel of a governmental entity who are appointed to fire code enforcement duties must be certified, as a minimum, as a basic fire inspector as specified in §429.3 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Basic Fire Inspector Certification) within one year of initial appointment to such position.
2. (b) Prior to being appointed to fire code enforcement duties, personnel must complete a commission approved basic fire inspection training program and successfully pass the commission examination pertaining to that curriculum.
3. (c) Individuals holding any level of fire inspector certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in §441.13 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements for Fire Inspection Personnel).
4. (d) Code enforcement is defined as the enforcement of laws, codes, and ordinances of the authority having jurisdiction pertaining to fire prevention.

Source Note:The provisions of this §429.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10896; amended to be effective December 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 12006.