Definitions

The following definitions shall be used when referred to in the content of this chapter: 1. "Authority having jurisdiction", "bureau of fire prevention", "chief", "chief of the fire department", "chief of the fire prevention bureau", "fire chief", "fire code official", "fire department", "fire marshal", "fire marshal's office", "fire prevention bureau", "fire prevention engineer", "fire prevention inspector", "fire protection engineer", "inspector", or "office of the fire marshal" refers to the state fire marshal or any representative of the state fire marshal's office. 2. "City" or "jurisdiction" refers to the state of North Dakota. 3. "Fire prevention code", "fire prevention rules", or "state fire code" refers to the rules provided for within this chapter. 4. "Local jurisdiction" refers to any agency of local or state government which has a defined responsibility for any population, group of persons, land area, occupancy type, class of persons, or municipality located within this state which is less than the entire land area, population or geographical makeup of this state.