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1. All manually-fired boilers and all boilers and banks of boilers rated with a total input of 400,000 BTU per hour or
greater: annual inspection.
2. All automatically fired boilers rated with an input of less than 400,000 BTU per hour: biennial inspection.
3. Steam heating and power boilers: annual internal inspection. This inspection may be performed during a scheduled
maintenance shutdown with prior approval from the department.
If located in a school, day-care center, hospital, rest home, retirement center, or place of assembly with a capacity of more than 100 persons:
an annual inspection is required.
InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS
1. Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies may be accepted in lieu of inspections made by
bureau inspectors as equivalent to those of the state inspectors. Whenever the department inspection confirms that the
insurance company inspection report is substantially and materially incomplete, invalid, or unacceptable, the department
may assess the insurance company the fee for a special inspection as imposed by ARM 24.301.714.
2. Each such special inspector shall hold a certificate as boiler inspector issued by the National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
CertIFICate OF InSpeCtIOn
1. An Operating Certificate is issued by the bureau for the operating period until the next required inspection, unless cause
is found for revocation.
2. Boilers may not be operated without a certificate.
State FeeS
1. Internal inspection ........................................................................................................................................................................... $75.00
2. External inspection:
a. Hot-water heating and supply ............................................................................................................................................... $35.00
b. Steam-heating ............................................................................................................................................................................ $50.00
c. Power boilers ............................................................................................................................................................................ $70.00
3. Special inspection (per hour plus expenses) .............................................................................................................................. $50.00
4. Operating Certificate .......................................................................................................................................................................... $31.00
mISCellaneOUS
1. Operators of boilers are required to be licensed by the division. Licenses are issued in four different categories depending
on operating pressure.
2. Boilers must have a state serial number applied by the state of Montana Boiler Inspectors.
3. A copy of the Montana Boiler Code may be obtained by contacting:
Building Codes Bureau/Boiler Safety Section
P.O. Box 200517
Helena, MT 59620-0517
406.841.2056
Cost: free.
2013 National Board Synopsis of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws, Rules and Regulations