HB 146 - Regulation of Fireworks

• Department of Public Safety shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for fireworks sale, storage, distribution, and use, with authority to designate consumer fireworks and display fireworks by regulation

• Requires consumer fireworks retailers to obtain permits and maintain public liability and products liability insurance with amounts set by regulation, valid for two years

• Establishes fireworks wholesaler licenses requiring annual $50 fee and maintenance of liability insurance; wholesalers may only sell consumer fireworks to permitted retailers and display fireworks to licensed pyrotechnicians

• Creates pyrotechnic licenses for display fireworks users requiring a two-year license and permit applications submitted 14 days before displays or seven days before routine testing

• Criminalizes reckless noncompliance with fireworks chapter provisions or regulations as a class B misdemeanor, with each day of violation constituting a separate offense