ยง132-2 - General power to make rules.
ยง132-2ย General power to make rules.ย
Subject to chapter 91, the fire chief of each county may adopt rules which
shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of any ordinance relating to the
protection of persons and property against fire. Such rules may relate to:
(1)ย Prevention of fires, and the inspection of
property, periodically or otherwise, or for the prevention of or reduction of
loss by fire, or to promote the safety of persons in case of fire;
(2)ย Manufacture, storage, sale, and use of combustibles
and explosives;
(3)ย Installation and maintenance of automatic, or
other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment;
(4)ย Fire escape and other means of exits from or
access to buildings or parts of buildings or other property in case of fire
including the exterior approaches to exits of places of assembly. [L 1917, c
115, pt of ยง49; RL 1925, pt of ยง3463; RL 1935, pt of ยง6839; am L 1939, c 239,
ยง1(2); RL 1945, ยง8526; am L 1949, c 364, ยง1; RL 1955, ยง184-2; am L 1965, c 96,
ยง125; HRS ยง132-2; am L 1978, c 241, ยง2(2)]