Carroll County, MD Fire Regulations: Propane Storage (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted propane code
- NFPA 58, 2020 Edition
- Installer requirement
- State propane gas certificate required
- Minimum test pressure
- 20 PSI using a 30 PSI gauge
- Enforcing agency
- Building Official, Bureau of Permits and Inspections
- Maximum penalty
- $500 fine or 30 days jail, or both
- Governing chapter
- Chapter 170, Construction Codes
Summary
Carroll County requires every propane installation, from home-fill cylinders to fixed LP tanks, to meet NFPA 58 (2020 Edition) and the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition) under § 170.19(E) of the Construction Codes. Installers must hold a state propane gas certificate, and the Bureau of Permits and Inspections enforces compliance through the Building Official under Chapter 170.
(4) The International Fuel Gas Code as adopted shall not be construed so as to prevent licensed liquefied gas companies and their employees from making minor installation connections of gas appliances for domestic use. Liquefied propane gas installers shall have an issued propane gas certificate referred to in §§ 12-101(e), 12-101(i)(l)(iii), 12-101(i)(2)(v), 12-301(a)(3) of the Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
(5) Propane installations shall comply with NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2020 Edition and The International Fuel Gas Code 2021 Edition.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through July 30, 2026).
Full Breakdown
19(E) specific to Carroll County. Subsection (2) sets the minimum gas-piping test pressure at no less than 20 PSI using a 30 PSI gauge. 5) to the arc-resistant product. Subsection (3) requires plastic PVC vent flues and make-up air piping to be marked yellow from the appliance to the point it exits the structure. Subsection (4) lets licensed liquefied-gas companies make minor domestic gas-appliance connections, but only where the individual installer holds a propane gas certificate under §§ 12-101(e), 12-101(i)(l)(iii), 12-101(i)(2)(v) and 12-301(a)(3) of the Business Occupations and Professions Article of the Maryland Code.
01(L). The Building Official, through the Bureau of Permits and Inspections, administers these standards and can require re-testing and certification of an existing gas system before it is returned to service.
Violations & Fines
Working outside NFPA 58 or without a certified propane installer is enforced as a Construction Codes violation. Under § 170.46, the Building Official may issue a notice of violation with a penalty payable within 72 hours; unpaid penalties go to a District Court Commissioner as a criminal charging document. Section 170.99 makes an uncorrected violation a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine, 30 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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