NAC477.350. Approval of equipment; compliance with standards; smoke detectors.

     1. No fire system, device or component of any fire system may be sold, leased or installed in this State unless it is approved, labeled or listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada, FM Global Technologies LLC or any other testing laboratory approved by the State Fire Marshal as being qualified to test such systems or devices or, if an approved listing from a testing laboratory is not available for a system, device or a component, by the State Fire Marshal on the basis of a practical test or examination and payment of the required fee by the person who is requesting approval of the system, device or component by the State Fire Marshal.

     2. In addition to other provisions of NAC 477.340 to 477.370, inclusive, fire systems must comply with standards published by the N.F.P.A. and the International Code Council.

     3. Where smoke detectors are required by any statute, regulation or ordinance, evidence of approval must be furnished to the purchaser at the time of purchase or delivery. The evidence must be a listing or label from one of the approved laboratories.

     4. All new structures built for residential purposes which are not otherwise required by any statute, regulation or ordinance to be equipped with smoke detectors or other fire systems must be equipped with smoke detectors that have been approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

     [St. Fire Marshal, §§ 3.201-3.204, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A 1-19-84; 3-9-89; 2-17-94; R220-99, 9-25-2000; R062-04, 9-3-2004)