# RCW 19.27A.080: RCW 19.27A.080: Definitions > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S080 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 19.27A.080 - **Heading:** RCW 19.27A.080: Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 19 / Chapter 27A / Section 080 ## Text Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 19.27A.080 through 19.27A.120 . (1) "Portable oil-fueled heater" means any nonflue-connected, self-contained, self-supporting, oil-fueled, heating appliance equipped with an integral reservoir, designed to be carried from one location to another. (2) "Oil" means any liquid fuel with a flash point of greater than one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, including but not limited to kerosene. (3) "Listed" means any portable oil-fueled heater which has been evaluated in accordance with the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. standard for portable oil-fueled heaters or an equivalent standard and with respect to reasonably foreseeable hazards to life and property by a nationally recognized testing or inspection agency, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., and which has been authorized as being reasonably safe for its specific purpose and shown in a list published by such agency and/or bears the mark, name, and/or symbol of such agency as indication that it has been so authorized. Such evaluation shall include but not be limited to evaluation of the requirements hereinafter set forth. (4) "Approved" means any listed portable oil-fueled heater which is deemed approved if it satisfies the requirements set forth herein or adopted under RCW 19.27A.080 through 19.27A.120 and if the supplier certifies to the authority having jurisdiction over the sale and use of the heater that it is listed and in compliance with RCW 19.27A.080 through 19.27A.120 . (5) "Structure" means any building or completed construction of any kind included in state building code groups M, R-1, R-3, B, F, S-1, S-2, and U occupancies, except sleeping rooms and bathrooms: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That in B, M, and S-1 occupancies, approved portable oil-fueled heaters shall only be used under permit of the fire chief. (6) "Supplier" means any party offering to sell to retailers or to the general public approved portable oil-fueled heaters. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 19.27A.015 RCW 19.27A.015: State energy code—Minimum and maximum energy code.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S015.md) - [RCW 19.27A.020 RCW 19.27A.020: State energy code—Adoption by state building code council—Preemption of local residential energy codes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S020.md) - [RCW 19.27A.025 RCW 19.27A.025: Nonresidential buildings—Minimum standards—Amendments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S025.md) - [RCW 19.27A.027 RCW 19.27A.027: Personal wireless service facilities exempt from building envelope insulation requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S027.md) - [RCW 19.27A.045 RCW 19.27A.045: Maintaining energy code for residential structures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S045.md) - [RCW 19.27A.050 RCW 19.27A.050: State building code council—Construction—Inclusion of successor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S050.md) - [RCW 19.27A.060 RCW 19.27A.060: Hot water heaters—Temperature regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S060.md) - [RCW 19.27A.070 RCW 19.27A.070: Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S070.md) - [RCW 19.27A.080 RCW 19.27A.080: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S080.md) - [RCW 19.27A.090 RCW 19.27A.090: Portable oil-fueled heaters—Sales and use—Approval required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S090.md) - [RCW 19.27A.100 RCW 19.27A.100: Portable oil-fueled heaters—Requirements for approval.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S100.md) - [RCW 19.27A.110 RCW 19.27A.110: Portable oil-fueled heaters—Jurisdiction over approval—Sale and use governed exclusively.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S110.md) - [RCW 19.27A.120 RCW 19.27A.120: Violations—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S120.md) - [RCW 19.27A.130 RCW 19.27A.130: Finding—2009 c 423.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S130.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C27A_S080. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.