(A) Sale of appliances.
(1) All gas appliances and accessories hereafter installed, sold or offered for sale shall conform to reasonable standards of safety.
(2) The presence on a gas appliance or accessory of a safety seal or label of a nationally recognized testing agency or a certificate or letter approval from such agency or the inclusion of an appliance or accessory in an approved listing by such agency shall be prima facie evidence that such appliance or accessory conforms to reasonable standards of safety. Such nationally recognized testing agency shall be one qualified and equipped to perform and one that does perform periodic inspections of current models of gas appliances and accessories.
(B) Installation of appliances.
(1) All gas appliances, accessories and piping systems shall be installed to conform to reasonable standards of safety.
(2) Installation of appliances, accessories and piping that complies with the standards recommended by the American Standards Association in its manual entitled Installation of Gas Appliances and Gas Piping, 1969 edition (as amended, updated or replaced) shall be considered prima facie as conforming to reasonable standards of safety.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, excepting any authorized agent or employee of the gas supplier, to turn on or reconnect gas services in or on any premises where and when gas service is not at the time being rendered. This shall not prohibit an installer from turning on the supply of gas temporarily for the purpose of connecting an appliance or make repairs.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install any gas appliance for the purpose of space heating without first determining from the gas supplier that adequate facilities are present to supply gas to such appliances in quantities that will assure reasonably safe and uninterrupted operation.
(C) Enforcement. No person shall sell or offer for sale or install any gas appliance or accessories or gas piping which does not conform to the requirements of this section on which may be found defective and in such condition as to endanger life or property. Where such disconnection has been made, a notice shall be attached to such appliance, accessory or gas piping which shall state that it has been disconnected and the reasons therefor, and such notice shall not be removed not shall the appliance, accessory or gas piping be reconnected until it shall have been made to conform with the requirements of this section and its reconnection has been authorized by the Village Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 16.16) Penalty, see § 151.99