Sec. 7c.
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5), this act does not apply to a miniature hobby locomotive operating on narrow gauge tracks less than 24 inches in width.
(2) The department of consumer and industry services shall inspect annually a miniature hobby locomotive operating in a public display or use. The inspection shall be conducted by a deputy inspector or special inspector or by a miniature hobby locomotive club in the manner provided for in subsections (4) and (5). The inspector shall file a copy of the inspection report with the chief inspector and provide a copy of the inspection report to the owner of the miniature hobby locomotive.
(3) The fee for an inspection conducted by a deputy or special inspector is $15.00. The department of consumer and industry services, upon demonstration that the miniature hobby locomotive boiler complies with the applicable rules governing miniature hobby locomotives, shall issue a certificate of inspection to the owner of that locomotive.
(4) The director shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, regarding the inspection, certification, and adoption by reference or establishment of inspection and certification standards for boilers used on miniature hobby locomotives subject to this section. The rules shall include a procedure for approval and authorization of miniature hobby locomotive clubs to perform inspections and certify boilers used in miniature hobby locomotives.
(5) The board shall approve a miniature hobby locomotive club applying to the board for approval to inspect and certify boilers used in miniature hobby locomotives upon the board's determination that the club complies with and applies the inspection and certification standards established in the rules. After approval and authorization by the board, the miniature hobby locomotive club may inspect boilers and certify to the board that a miniature hobby locomotive complies with the standards contained in the rules.
(6) As used in this section, “public display or use” means display to or use by the general public but not the owner or the owner's family.
History: Add. 1998, Act 503, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1999
Last modified: October 10, 2016