# N.D. Cent. Code § 54-21.3-04: 54-21.3-04. Exemptions

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 54-21.3-04
- **Heading:** 54-21.3-04. Exemptions
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 54 / Chapter 54-21.3 / Section 54-21.3-04

## Text

54-21.3-04. Exemptions

1. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the following statewide codes are

exempt from this chapter:

a. The Standards for Electrical Wiring and Equipment, as contained in North Dakota

Administrative Code article 24-02.

b. The State Plumbing Code, as contained in North Dakota Administrative Code

article 62-03.

c. The State Fire Code, as contained in the rules of the state fire marshal as

provided in section 18-01-04.

2. The following buildings are exempt from this chapter:

a. Buildings which are neither heated nor cooled.

b. Buildings used whose peak design rate of energy usage is less than one watt per

square foot [929.0304 square centimeters] or three and four-tenths British

thermal units an hour per square foot [929.0304 square centimeters] of floor area.

c. Restored or reconstructed buildings deliberately preserved beyond their normal

term of use because of historical associations, architectural interests, or public

policy, or buildings otherwise qualified as a pioneer building, historical site, state

monument, or other similar designation pursuant to state or local law.

3. Any building used for agricultural purposes, unless a place of human habitation or for

use by the public, is exempt from this chapter.

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