4. Prior installation. Any chimney, fireplace, vent or solid fuel burning appliance constructed or installed prior to the effective date of this section July 13, 1982 may be continued in use subject to the provisions of section 2432.

5. Home rule. Subject to Title 32, chapter 33, any municipality may adopt as ordinance requirements for the materials, installation or, construction, maintenance or inspection of chimneys, fireplaces, vents or solid fuel burning appliances that exceed the requirements of "The Standards for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances." this section and the rules adopted pursuant to this section.

5-A. Safety information. A new factory-built fireplace, fireplace stove or solid fuel burning room heater may not be sold in retail trade, unless the seller provides the buyer, on or before the sale, with an installation instruction manual or, in the case where such a manual is not available, with a publication of the Department of Economic and Community Development containing recommended clearances the same as those prescribed in the National Fire Protection Association Code #211, The Standards for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances, as approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to this section.

6. Penalty. The following penalties apply.

A. A person who, for compensation, constructs or installs vents or solid fuel burning appliances in violation of the standards and then permits such violation to remain uncorrected after 30 days' notice from an official empowered to enforce this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 for each violation may be adjudged. The court may waive any penalty or cost against a violator upon satisfactory proof that the violation was corrected within 30 days of the issuance of a complaint. Construction and installation of chimneys and fireplaces are governed by Title 32, chapter 33.

B. A person who fails to provide a purchaser with an instruction manual or the authorized publication of the Department of Economic and Community Development, as described in subsection 5- A, commits a civil violation for