(a) The Commissioner adopts by reference:
  (1) NFPA 1-2021 Fire Code, except for:
    (A) Chapter 1 Administration, to the extent that subsections 1.6 Enforcement, 1.7 Authority, 1.8 Duties and Powers of the Incident Commander, 1.9 Liability, 1.10 Fire Code Board of Appeals, 1.11 Records and Reports, 1.12 Permits and Approvals, 1.13 Certificates of Fitness, 1.14 Plan Review, and 1.16 Notice of Violations and Penalties do not apply to state fire marshal inspections;
    (B) Chapter 30 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, to the extent it conflicts with standards adopted in Subchapter A of this chapter and Health and Safety Code Chapter 753;
    (C) Chapter 60 Hazardous Materials, to the extent it will not be applied to university laboratories and laboratories in health care occupancies; and
    (D) Chapter 65 Explosives, Fireworks, and Model Rocketry, to the extent it conflicts with Subchapter H of this chapter and Occupations Code Chapter 2154;
  (2) NFPA Life Safety Code 101-2021.
(b) These copyrighted standards and recommendations are adopted in their entirety for inspections performed under Government Code §417.008, except to the extent they are in conflict with sections of this chapter or any Texas statutes or federal law. The standards are published by and are available from the National Fire Protection Association Inc. (NFPA) on the NFPA website at www.nfpa.org.

Source Note: The provisions of this §34.303 adopted to be effective February 27, 1996, 21 TexReg 1286; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective July 19, 2000, 25 TexReg 6724; amended to be effective September 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 7994; amended to be effective October 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 8238; amended to be effective October 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 7204; amended to be effective November 8, 2012, 37 TexReg 8835; amended to be effective July 6, 2015, 40 TexReg 4357; amended to be effective February 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 318; amended to be effectiveSeptember 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 1724