Senate Bill 1379 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 36-1601, 36-1605, 36-1606, 36-1609, and 36-1610 to regulate consumer fireworks sales, storage, transportation, and use.

• Establishes definitions for consumer fireworks, consumer fireworks retail sales facilities, distribution facilities, stores, and federally deregulated novelty items.

• Authorizes incorporated cities, towns, and counties to impose annual fees not exceeding $200 for consumer fireworks retail sales facilities, $50 for stores carrying fireworks, and $1,000 for distribution facilities.

• Requires the state fire marshal to adopt rules prescribing licensure requirements for fireworks importers-exporters, wholesalers, and retail fireworks locations, with maximum fees of $1,500 for importers-exporters, $2,500 for wholesalers, and $50 for retail licenses.

• Establishes the state fire marshal fund from collected fees, with the first $250,000 annually designated as a continuing appropriation for data collection, public education, and enforcement, and remaining funds deposited in the general fund.