Cal. Civ. Code § 110-11-1-.28

GEORGIA STATE MINIMUM STANDARD GAS CODE
(INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE WITH GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS)

The INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 2024
Edition, published by the International Code Council, when used in conjunction
with these and any other Georgia State Amendments to the INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS
CODE, 2024 Edition, shall constitute the official Georgia State Minimum
Standard Gas Code.

GEORGIA STATE AMENDMENTS

CODE REFERENCE:

(a)

Replace all references to the ICC
Electrical Code with references to the Georgia State
Minimum Standard Electrical Code (National Electrical Code
with Georgia State Amendments).
*Revise the International Fuel Gas Code, 2024
Edition, to read as follows:

CHAPTER 1

SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION

*Delete Chapter 1 'Scope and Administration' without
substitution. Chapter 1 to remain in the Code as a reference and guide for
local governments to use in development of their own Administrative
Procedures.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 2

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 202 (IFGC)

GENERAL DEFINITIONS

*Delete the following definitions from Section 202 'General
Definitions' without substitution:

[P] THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION AGENCY.

[P] THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED.

[P] THIRD-PARTY TESTED.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 3

GENERAL REGULATIONS

SECTION 300 (IFGC)

GENERAL APPLICABILITY
STANDARDS

*Add new Section 300 (IFGC) 'GENERAL APPLICABILITY STANDARDS'
to read as follows:

300.1

Scope. This code shall apply to the installation of fuel-gas
piping systems, fuel gas appliances, gaseous hydrogen systems
and related accessories in accordance with Sections 300.1.1 through 300.1.5.
Exception: Detached one- and two-family
dwellings and townhouses separated by a 2-hour fire-resistance-rated wall
assembly, not more than three stories above grade plane in
height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall
comply with the Georgia State Minimum Standard One- and Two-Family
Dwelling Code (International Residential Code for One- and
Two- Family Dwellings with Georgia State Amendments)

300.1.1

Gaseous hydrogen
systems. Gaseous hydrogen systems shall be regulated by Chapter
7.

300.1.2

Piping
systems. These regulations cover piping systems for
natural gas with an operating pressure of 125 pounds per square inch gauge
(psig) (862 kPa gauge) or less, and for LP-gas with an operating pressure of 20
psig (140 kPa gauge) or less, except as provided in Section 402.7. Coverage
shall extend from the point of delivery to the outlet of the
appliance shutoff valves. Piping system
requirements shall include design, materials, components, fabrication,
assembly, installation, testing, inspection, operation and
maintenance.

300.1.3

Gas
appliances. Requirements for gas appliances and related accessories
shall include installation, combustion and ventilation air and venting and
connections to piping systems.

300.1.4

Systems, appliances and
equipment outside the scope. This code shall not apply to the following:

1.

Portable LP-gas appliances and
equipment of all types that is not connected to a fixed fuel
piping system.

2.

Installation of farm appliances and equipment such as
brooders, dehydrators, dryers and irrigation
equipment.

3.

Raw
material (feedstock) applications except for piping to special
atmosphere generators.

4.

Oxygen-fuel gas cutting and welding systems.

5.

Industrial gas applications using gases
such as acetylene and acetylenic compounds, hydrogen, ammonia, carbon monoxide,
oxygen and nitrogen.

6.

Petroleum
refineries, pipeline compressor or pumping stations, loading terminals,
compounding plants, refinery tank farms and natural gas processing
plants.

7.

Integrated chemical
plants or portions of such plants where flammable or combustible liquids or
gases are produced by, or used in, chemical reactions.

8.

LP-gas installations at utility gas
plants.

9.

Liquefied natural gas
(LNG) installations.

10.

Fuel gas
piping in power and atomic energy plants.

11.

Proprietary items of
equipment, apparatus or instruments such as gas-generating
sets, compressors and calorimeters.

12.

LP-gas equipment for
vaporization, gas mixing and gas manufacturing.

13.

Temporary LP-gas piping
for buildings under construction or renovation that is not to become part of
the permanent piping system.

14.

Installation of LP-gas systems for
railroad switch heating.

15.

Installation of hydrogen gas, LP-gas and compressed natural gas (CNG) systems
on vehicles.

16.

Except as provided
in Section 401.1.1, gas piping, meters, gas pressure
regulators and other appurtenances used by the serving gas supplier in the
distribution of gas, other than undiluted LP-gas.

17.

Building design and construction, except
as specified herein.

18.

Piping systems for mixtures of gas and air within the
flammable range with an operating pressure greater than 10 psig (69 kPa
gauge).

19.

Portable fuel cell
appliances that are neither connected to a fixed piping system
nor interconnected to a power grid.

300.1.5

Other fuels. The
requirements for the design, installation, maintenance,
alteration and inspection of mechanical systems operating with
fuels other than fuel gas shall be regulated by the International
Mechanical Code.

300.2

Appendices. Appendices are
not enforceable unless they are specifically referenced in the body of the code
or adopted by the Department of Community Affairs or the Authority Having
Jurisdiction.

300.3

Purpose. The purpose of this code is to establish minimum
requirements to provide a reasonable level of safety, health, property
protection and general welfare by regulating and controlling the design,
construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and
maintenance or use of fuel gas equipment or systems.

300.4

Severability. If a
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any
reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this code.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 4

GAS PIPING INSTALLATIONS

SECTION 404 (IFGC)

PIPING SYSTEM INSTALLATION

*Delete Section 404.6 'Underground penetrations prohibited'
and substitute to read as follows:

404.6

Piping through foundation
wall. Underground piping where installed below grade through the
foundation or basement wall of a building, shall be encased in a protective
pipe sleeve. The annular space between the gas piping and the sleeve shall be
sealed.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Revise Section 404.7.1 'Piping through holes or notches' to
read as follows:

404.7.1

Piping through holes or notches. Where piping is
installed through holes or notches in framing members and the
piping is located less than 1 1/2 inches (38 mm) from the
framing member face to which wall, ceiling or floor membranes will be attached,
the pipe shall be protected by shield plates that cover the width of the pipe
and the framing member. Where the framing member that the
piping passes through is a bottom plate, bottom track, top
plate or top track, the shield plates shall cover the framing member and extend
not less than 4 inches (102 mm) above the bottom framing member and not less
than 4 inches (102 mm) below the top framing member.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Delete Section 404.7.2 'Piping installed in other locations'
without substitution.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

*Delete Section 404.11.1 'Galvanizing' without
substitution.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 409

(IFGC) SHUTOFF VALVES

*Add new Section 409.2.1 'System shutoff valve' to read as
follows:

409.2.1

System shutoff valve. Where the point of delivery is the outlet of
the service meter assembly, or the outlet of the service regulator, a system
shutoff valve shall be installed in accordance with the following:

1.

The system shutoff valve shall be
installed downstream in the piping as close as practical to the point of
delivery.

2.

The system shutoff
valve shall not be located indoors.

3.

The system shutoff valve shall be
installed in a location with ready access.

4.

Where a system shutoff valve is provided
after the outlet of the service meter assembly, such valve shall be considered
to be downstream of the point of delivery.
Such valve is considered to be part of the customer piping
system.

(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 412 (IFGC)

LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES

*Delete Section 412 'LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES' and substitute to read as follows:

412.1

General. Under Georgia law, the Rules and Regulations of the
Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner's Office govern the storage, delivery and
dispensing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Refer to the Rules and Regulations of
the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner's Office and NFPA 58 as adopted and
amended for all requirements concerning liquefied petroleum gas motor vehicle
fuel-dispensing facilities.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 413 (IFGC)

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES

*Delete Section 413 'COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES' and substitute to read as follows:

413.1

General. Under
Georgia law, the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner
govern the storage, delivery and dispensing of compressed natural gas. Refer to
the Rules and Regulations of the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner and NFPA 52
as adopted and amended for all requirements concerning compressed natural gas
motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

CHAPTER 6

SPECIFIC APPLIANCES

SECTION 624 (IFGC)

WATER HEATERS

*Add new Section 624.3 'Boilers/water heaters' to read as
follows:

624.3

Boilers/water heaters. The State's minimum requirements for
boilers/water heaters and pressure vessels over 200,000 BTU/h (58.61 kW), 210
degrees Fahrenheit or 120 gallons capacity shall be established by O.C.G.A.
Title 25, Chapter 15 and the Rules and Regulations as amended and adopted of
the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner.
(Effective January 1, 2026)

SECTION 631 (IFGC)

BOILERS

*Add new Section 631.4 'Additional regulations' to read as
follows:

631.4

Additional regulations. For additional regulations regarding
boilers/water heaters, see Section 624.3 (GA Amendments).
(Effective January 1, 2026)