§ 28-25-21. Local ordinances void.
(a) No city or town shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution concerning, or to provide for the inspection, or to license the erection or installation of, any boiler or pressure vessel within the limits of the city or town. Any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution previously made or passed or concerning any of the above matters shall be void and of no effect.
(b) Any application made to municipalities shall be immediately forwarded for consideration and inspection to the division of occupational safety.
(c) No municipality shall issue a mechanical permit for work related to installation, repair, or alteration of any boiler or pressure vessel covered under this chapter until the application for the installation, repair, or alteration has been approved by the division of occupational safety where applicable.
History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1770, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 94, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 297, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 28-25-18; P.L. 1985, ch. 508, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-25 - Boiler Inspection and Pressure Vessels
Section 28-25-1. - Definitions.
Section 28-25-2. - [Transferred.]
Section 28-25-3. - Chief inspector.
Section 28-25-4. - Authorized inspectors.
Section 28-25-5. - Administration and enforcement.
Section 28-25-6. - Method of inspection.
Section 28-25-7. - Access to boilers and pressure vessels — Time of inspection.
Section 28-25-8. - Orders to cease operation or repair.
Section 28-25-9. - Formulation and adoption of codes, rules, and regulations.
Section 28-25-11. - Issuance of certificate — Period of validity — Display.
Section 28-25-12. - Inspection fees.
Section 28-25-13. - Reports by authorized inspectors — Certificate — Defective boilers.
Section 28-25-14. - Request for board hearing.
Section 28-25-15. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-25-16. - Penalty for violations — Complaints.
Section 28-25-17. - Judicial enforcement.
Section 28-25-18. - Exemptions.
Section 28-25-19. - Inspection of unfired pressure vessels being manufactured.
Section 28-25-20. - Reports to general assembly and governor.
Section 28-25-21. - Local ordinances void.