A recirculating fan "unvented" is acceptable per TREC as a "range exhaust vent"
Gas or electric
I disagree and write up gas fired appliances (range or cook top) as in need of repair under this condition. I believe gas fired appliances should be exhausted to the exterior. But that's another thread.

A vent pipe "flue" that terminates in the living, attic, or crawl space is a repair item per TREC. Vent pipe shall terimate to exterior location.

The absence of either a recirculating fan or exterior venting hood "range exhaust vent" per TREC, NO APPLIANCE PRESENT per me is a repair item per TREC.

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