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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 555
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(M) (1) " PROVIDE NATURAL GAS SERVICES" MEANS THE INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION ALTERATION, AND REMOVAL OF PIPING, GAS-FIRED
EQUIPMENT. APPLIANCES, OR APPURTENANCES IN CONNECTION WITH A NATURAL
GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM DOWNSTREAM OF THE GAS UTILITY POINT OF DELIVERY.
(2) " PROVIDE NATURAL GAS SERVICES" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE. EXTENSION, ALTERATION, OR REMOVAL OF ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING WITH RESPECT TO THE PLUMBING WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE
SYSTEM:
(I) FIXTURES THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES,
INCLUDING CLOTHES WASHERS, DISHWASHERS, FOOD GRINDERS, HUMIDIFIERS,
ICE PUMPS, STERILIZERS, WATER COOLERS, AND WATER HEATERS; AND
(II) OPERATIONAL DEVICES, INCLUDING AERATORS, BACKFLOW
PREVENTERS, EXPANSION TANKS. FILTERS, FLOW CONTROLS. HEAT EXCHANGERS,
INTERCEPTORS, METERS, SEPARATORS, AND RELIEF VALVES.
[(j)] (L) (M) (N) (1) "Provide plumbing services" means to install,
maintain, extend, alter, or remove piping, a plumbing fixture, a plumbing appliance,
a plumbing appurtenance, or other plumbing apparatus:
(i) within or adjacent to a building, structure, or property; and
(ii) in connection with:
1. a public or private disposal system, sanitary drainage
facility, or storm drainage facility;
2. a venting system; or
3. a public or private water supply system.
(2) "Provide plumbing services" includes installing, repairing, servicing,
and replacing gas piping, gas utilization equipment, and associated accessories.
(3) Except for the first connection to a potable water supply that is
downstream of a backflow preventer and the final connection that discharges
indirectly into a public or private disposal system, sanitary drainage facility, or storm
drainage facility, "providing plumbing services" does not include using piping,
equipment, or material only for:
(i) environmental control;
(ii) the incorporation of a liquid or gas into a product or into a
process, including product development, in the manufacture or storage of a product;
(iii) the installation, alteration, repair, or removal of an automatic
sprinkler system, related apparatus, or standpipe that is used only for fire protection;
or
(iv) an overhead or underground fire line beginning from where
water is used only for fire protection.
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