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1 | AN ACT concerning fireworks regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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5 | Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Fireworks Sales Act.
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7 | Section 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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8 | "Consumer Fireworks" means all fireworks classified as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Consumer Fireworks or
as 1.4G fireworks in the regulations of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the U.S. Department of Transportation,
excluding wire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | sparklers.
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12 | "Display Fireworks" means all fireworks classified as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Display Fireworks or as
1.3G fireworks in the regulations of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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15 | "Fireworks" has the same definition as set forth in Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 of the
Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois.
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17 | "Importer" means any person engaged in the business of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | making sales of
fireworks to a wholesaler.
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19 | "Office" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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20 | "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | liability company,
limited
liability partnership, corporation, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | or other legal entity.
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23 | "Retailer" means any person who sells or offers fireworks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | for sale for use or
consumption and not for resale in any form.
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25 | "Sale" means any transfer, exchange, or barter of fireworks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | for money and
each transaction made by any person or his or her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | agent or employee.
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28 | "Wholesaler" means any person engaged in the business of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | selling fireworks to
a retailer.
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30 | Section 1-10. Applicability.
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1 | (a) The term "fireworks" does not include toy paper pistol | ||||||
2 | caps that
contain less than 25/100 grains of explosive | ||||||
3 | compounds, model rockets,
emergency signal flares, and | ||||||
4 | matches, the sale and use of which shall be
permitted at all | ||||||
5 | times without a special fireworks license. Party stores are
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6 | also exempt from the fireworks license requirement when selling
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7 | party poppers and morning glory sparklers.
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8 | (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as applying to: | ||||||
9 | (i) the
manufacture,
storage, sale, or use of signals necessary | ||||||
10 | for the operation of railroads
or other classes of public or | ||||||
11 | private transportation; (ii) the
military or naval forces of | ||||||
12 | the United States or of this State or to peace
officers; or | ||||||
13 | (iii) the sale or use of blank cartridges for
ceremonial, | ||||||
14 | theatrical, or athletic events.
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15 | (c) This Act does not affect the validity of any local law
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16 | further prohibiting or restricting
the sale or use of | ||||||
17 | fireworks.
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18 | Section 1-15. Enforcement. The State Fire Marshal may | ||||||
19 | designate a deputy fire
marshal as the "Fireworks Enforcement | ||||||
20 | Officer", who shall have the
responsibility of
directing | ||||||
21 | enforcement of the State fireworks laws. The Office is charged | ||||||
22 | with
the enforcement of this Act and may call upon any State, | ||||||
23 | county, or municipal peace
officer for assistance in the | ||||||
24 | enforcement of this Act.
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25 | ARTICLE 2. LICENSES
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26 | Section 2-5. License required. It is unlawful for any | ||||||
27 | person or his or
her agent or employee to act as an importer, | ||||||
28 | wholesaler, or retailer of
fireworks in this State without | ||||||
29 | having first secured a license from the Office
in accordance | ||||||
30 | with this Act.
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31 | It is unlawful for any person to engage in the shipment of | ||||||
32 | fireworks
into the State without having first secured a license | ||||||
33 | from the Office in
accordance with this
Act.
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1 | No person may deliver, sell, or ship fireworks into or | ||||||
2 | within the State of
Illinois unless the receiver produces the | ||||||
3 | required license or evidence that the
consignee holds the | ||||||
4 | license.
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5 | Section 2-10. Licenses and fees.
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6 | (a) Licenses issued by the Office shall be of the following | ||||||
7 | classes:
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8 | (1) importer;
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9 | (2) wholesaler; and
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10 | (3) retailer.
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11 | If a person acts in more than one capacity as an importer, | ||||||
12 | wholesaler or
retailer, then that person must have the | ||||||
13 | appropriate license for each capacity
in which he or she acts. | ||||||
14 | A person must have a separate license for each
location where | ||||||
15 | he or she conducts business as an importer, wholesaler, or
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16 | retailer.
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17 | (b) All licenses shall be for the calendar year or any | ||||||
18 | fraction thereof and
shall expire on December 31 of each year.
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19 | (c) The State Fire Marshal is authorized and directed to | ||||||
20 | charge for licenses
issued as follows:
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21 | (1) importer, $3,500;
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22 | (2) wholesaler, $1,000; and
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23 | (3) retailer, $25.
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24 | (d) The State Fire Marshal shall deposit $200,000 of the | ||||||
25 | amount received
each fiscal year as license fees under this Act | ||||||
26 | into the Fire Prevention Fund
to be used (i) for fire | ||||||
27 | prevention programs and (ii) for the costs of enforcing
this | ||||||
28 | Act. The State Fire
Marshal shall deposit the remainder of the | ||||||
29 | amount received as license fees
under this Act into the General | ||||||
30 | Revenue Fund.
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31 | Section 2-15. Application procedures. Applications for a | ||||||
32 | license under this
Act must be made to the Office on forms | ||||||
33 | prescribed by the Office and shall be
accompanied by the | ||||||
34 | appropriate documentation and the required fee, which shall
not |
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1 | be refundable. Every application must require the information | ||||||
2 | that, in the
judgment of the Office, will enable the Office to | ||||||
3 | pass on the qualifications of
the applicant for a license.
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4 | Section 2-20. Qualifications.
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5 | (a) To be eligible to receive and hold a license, the | ||||||
6 | applicant must be
located in permanent structure and be open
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7 | for business 12 months each year. Fireworks stands operated by | ||||||
8 | handicapped or
retired
persons that generate less than $15,000 | ||||||
9 | gross sales annually and not-for-profit
organization retailers | ||||||
10 | are not required to be open 12 months of the year.
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11 | (b) No license may be issued to an individual under the age | ||||||
12 | of 21 years.
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13 | Section 2-25. License transfers. No license under this Act | ||||||
14 | may be transferred
nor may a person operate under a license | ||||||
15 | issued to any other person or under a
license issued for | ||||||
16 | another location, unless the Office has approved that
transfer.
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17 | Section 2-30. License display and numbers.
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18 | (a) A license issued to a retailer must be displayed in the | ||||||
19 | retailer's
place of
business. No person may purchase fireworks | ||||||
20 | from an importer or wholesaler
without first requiring proof | ||||||
21 | that the seller has obtained the proper license
and that it is | ||||||
22 | current and valid.
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23 | (b) The Office shall assign a number to each license | ||||||
24 | issued, and each
licensee
must include that number on all | ||||||
25 | purchase orders, delivery receipts, and
invoices issued or used | ||||||
26 | by each importer or wholesaler.
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27 | Section 2-35. License revocation.
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28 | (a) The State Fire Marshal may revoke or suspend any | ||||||
29 | license issued under
the provisions of this Act upon a finding | ||||||
30 | that the licensee has violated any of
the provisions of this | ||||||
31 | Act. Before a license may be revoked or suspended, the
Office | ||||||
32 | must provide the licensee with notice stating the grounds for |
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1 | the
revocation or suspension and an opportunity for a hearing. | ||||||
2 | The Office must
promulgate rules concerning license revocation | ||||||
3 | and suspension procedures.
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4 | (b) The State Fire Marshal, in his or her discretion, may | ||||||
5 | refuse to issue,
for a period not to exceed one year, another
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6 | license to
the holder of a license that has been cancelled or | ||||||
7 | revoked for the possession
or sale of illegal fireworks.
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8 | Section 2-40. Construction with State and local laws. The | ||||||
9 | issuance of the
license under this Act does not replace or | ||||||
10 | relieve any person from obtaining
any other
State, county, or | ||||||
11 | municipal privilege licenses as required by law.
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12 | Section 2-45. Display fireworks. Nothing in this Act shall | ||||||
13 | be construed as
applying to the shipping, sale, possession, and | ||||||
14 | use of Display Fireworks for
public displays by holders of a | ||||||
15 | permit for a public display. Application for a
State permit for
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16 | public display must be made in writing to the Office at least | ||||||
17 | 10 days before
the display date. The application must show that | ||||||
18 | the proposed display is to be
so located and supervised that it | ||||||
19 | will not be hazardous to property and that it
will not endanger | ||||||
20 | human lives. If the display is to be performed within the
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21 | limits of a municipality, the application shall so state and | ||||||
22 | shall bear the
signed approval of the chief supervisory | ||||||
23 | official of the fire or police
department of the municipality. | ||||||
24 | Permits issued shall be limited to the time
specified therein | ||||||
25 | and shall not be transferable.
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26 | ARTICLE 3. PERMITTED FIREWORKS
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27 | Section 3-5. Permitted fireworks.
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28 | (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is lawful for | ||||||
29 | any person
to possess, sell, or use within the State of | ||||||
30 | Illinois, or ship into the State
of Illinois, any fireworks | ||||||
31 | that are Consumer Fireworks or those items that
comply with the | ||||||
32 | construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations
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1 | promulgated by the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission and | ||||||
2 | permitted for use by the general public under
their | ||||||
3 | regulations.
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4 | Permitted fireworks designed to produce an audible effect | ||||||
5 | are confined to (i)
small ground items including firecrackers | ||||||
6 | not over 1 1/2" in length and 1/4" in
diameter and containing | ||||||
7 | 50 milligrams or less of explosive composition and (ii)
aerial | ||||||
8 | devices containing 130 milligrams or less of explosive | ||||||
9 | composition.
Propelling or expelling
charges consisting of a | ||||||
10 | mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate are
not | ||||||
11 | considered as designed to produce an audible effect.
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12 | (b) Additional permitted fireworks for which a license is | ||||||
13 | required shall
include:
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14 | (1) Related items not classified by the as Consumer | ||||||
15 | Fireworks, but that
are identified under federal | ||||||
16 | regulations as trick noisemakers, toy novelties,
toy smoke | ||||||
17 | devices, and sparklers.
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18 | (2) Toy snakes, snappers, auto burglar alarms, smoke | ||||||
19 | balls, smoke novelty
items, party poppers, trick matches, | ||||||
20 | cigarette loads, and morning glory
sparklers containing | ||||||
21 | not over 100 grams of composition per item.
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22 | Sparklers containing any chlorate of perchlorate salts may | ||||||
23 | not exceed 5 grams
of composition per item. Morning glory | ||||||
24 | sparklers containing any chlorate of
perchlorate salts may not | ||||||
25 | exceed 5 grams of composition per item.
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26 | Section 3-10. Prohibited fireworks. Except as provided in | ||||||
27 | Section 2-45, all
items of Display Fireworks-type ground | ||||||
28 | salutes commonly known as "cherry
bombs", various tubular | ||||||
29 | salutes that exceed the limits of permitted Consumer
Fireworks | ||||||
30 | as to size or explosive composition that are designed to | ||||||
31 | produce an
audible effect referred to in Section 3-10, and wire | ||||||
32 | sparklers are expressly
prohibited from shipment into and | ||||||
33 | possession, sale, and use within the State of
Illinois for any | ||||||
34 | purpose.
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1 | ARTICLE 4. REGULATIONS
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2 | Section 4-5. Packing identification. No permissible | ||||||
3 | fireworks defined on
Section 3-5 may be sold, offered for sale, | ||||||
4 | possessed within the State, or used
within the State,
except as | ||||||
5 | provided in Section 2-45, unless it is identified on the | ||||||
6 | shipping
cases and by imprinting on the article or retail sales | ||||||
7 | container or unit as
"D.O.T. Consumer Fireworks" or other | ||||||
8 | appropriate classification or
identification as may be | ||||||
9 | applicable or required by any federal agency having
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10 | jurisdiction over fireworks or related items. The imprint must | ||||||
11 | be of sufficient
size and be positioned so as to be readily | ||||||
12 | recognized by law enforcement
authorities and the general | ||||||
13 | public.
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14 | Section 4-10. Storage and display of fireworks.
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15 | (a) Placing, storing, locating, or displaying fireworks in | ||||||
16 | any window
where the sun may shine through glass onto the | ||||||
17 | fireworks or to
permit the presence of lighted cigars, | ||||||
18 | cigarettes, or pipes within 10 feet of
where the fireworks are | ||||||
19 | offered for
sale is declared unlawful and prohibited. At all | ||||||
20 | places where fireworks are
stored or sold, there must be posted | ||||||
21 | signs with the words "Fireworks. No
smoking." in letters not | ||||||
22 | less than 4 inches high.
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23 | (b) No fireworks may be sold at retail at any location | ||||||
24 | where paints, oils,
or varnishes are sold or used unless the | ||||||
25 | fireworks are kept in the original
unbroken
containers. | ||||||
26 | Fireworks may not be placed, stored, or located within 25 feet | ||||||
27 | of
where resin, turpentine, gasoline, or other
inflammable | ||||||
28 | substance that may generate inflammable vapors is used, stored, | ||||||
29 | or
sold.
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30 | (c) Any fireworks device that is readily accessible to | ||||||
31 | handling by consumers
or purchasers must have their fuses | ||||||
32 | protected in a manner that protects against
accidental ignition | ||||||
33 | by a spark, cigarette ash, or other ignition
source.
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34 | (d) All retail outlets selling permissible fireworks must |
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1 | have at least one
fire
extinguisher or several pails of water | ||||||
2 | readily available. No retail license
may be issued for the sale | ||||||
3 | of fireworks at retail from tents or from or in a
motor vehicle | ||||||
4 | or from a trailer towed by a motor vehicle.
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5 | Section 4-15. Prohibited sales.
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6 | (a) It is unlawful to offer for retail sale or to sell any | ||||||
7 | fireworks
including wire sparklers to persons under the age of | ||||||
8 | 21 years or to any
intoxicated person.
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9 | (b) Any person purchasing fireworks must show a valid | ||||||
10 | driver's license or
State-approved identification card.
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11 | (c) Permitted nonfireworks items identified as snappers, | ||||||
12 | trick noisemakers,
toy novelties, toy smoke devices, toy | ||||||
13 | snakes, snappers, auto burglar alarms,
smoke balls,
smoke | ||||||
14 | novelty items, party poppers, witches whistle, serpent | ||||||
15 | chargers, or trick
matches may be sold to persons 8 years old | ||||||
16 | or older.
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17 | Section 4-20. Prohibited acts.
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18 | (a) It is unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within | ||||||
19 | 600 feet of
any church, hospital, asylum, public school, or | ||||||
20 | enclosed building or within
200 feet of where fireworks are | ||||||
21 | stored, sold, or offered for sale.
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22 | (b) No person may ignite or discharge any permissible | ||||||
23 | articles or fireworks
within or throw them from a motor vehicle | ||||||
24 | while within nor shall any person
place or throw any ignited | ||||||
25 | article of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle, or
at or near | ||||||
26 | any person or group of people.
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27 | Section 4-25. Penalties. Any person that violates any | ||||||
28 | provision of this Act
is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Any | ||||||
29 | person convicted of manufacturing, shipping, possessing, or
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30 | selling any illegal fireworks described in Section 3-10 of this | ||||||
31 | Act shall, on
subsequent violations, be guilty of a Class 4 | ||||||
32 | felony.
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1 | Section 4-30. Seizure of prohibited fireworks. The State | ||||||
2 | Fire Marshal shall
seize
as contraband any fireworks other than | ||||||
3 | the fireworks permitted under
Section 3-5, or fireworks for
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4 | public displays as provided in Section 2-45, that are sold, | ||||||
5 | displayed, used, or
possessed in violation of this Act. The | ||||||
6 | State Fire Marshal is authorized to
destroy any illegal | ||||||
7 | fireworks seized.
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8 | ARTICLE 90. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS
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9 | Section 90-5. The Pyrotechnic Operator Licensing Act is | ||||||
10 | amended by changing
Section 30 as follows:
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11 | (225 ILCS 227/30)
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12 | Sec. 30. Rules. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt all | ||||||
13 | rules necessary to
carry out its responsibilities under this | ||||||
14 | Act including rules requiring the
training, examination, and | ||||||
15 | licensing of lead pyrotechnic operators engaging in
or | ||||||
16 | responsible for the handling and use of Division 1.3G (Class B) | ||||||
17 | and 1.4
(Class C) explosives. The test shall incorporate the | ||||||
18 | rules of the State Fire
Marshal, which shall be based upon | ||||||
19 | nationally recognized standards such as
those of the National | ||||||
20 | Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 guidelines for
outdoor | ||||||
21 | displays and NFPA 1126 for indoor displays. The Fire Marshal | ||||||
22 | shall
adopt rules as required for the licensing of a lead | ||||||
23 | pyrotechnic operator
involved in an outdoor or indoor | ||||||
24 | pyrotechnic display.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03.)
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26 | (425 ILCS 35/Act rep.)
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27 | Section 90-10. The Fireworks Use Act is repealed.
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28 | ARTICLE 99. EFFECTIVE DATE
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29 | Section 99-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
30 | becoming law.
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