CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.
§§ 12500–12534 · 35 sections
- § 12500 This part shall be known and may be cited as the State Fireworks Law.
- § 12501 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
- § 12502 “Advertise” means an announcement publicly with any sign, card, or notice, or by any other means, on which appears a person’s name or business name style…
- § 12503 “Agricultural and wildlife fireworks” means fireworks designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used to prevent damage to crops or unwanted occupancy of…
- § 12504 “Flammable liquid” means any liquid whose flashpoint is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, when tested pursuant to Standard D56-70 of the American Society for…
- § 12505 “Dangerous fireworks” includes all of the following: (a) Any fireworks which contain any of the following: (1) Arsenic sulfide, arsenates, or arsenites. (2)…
- § 12506 “Emergency signaling device” means a pyrotechnic device designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used as such and which provides a reasonable degree of…
- § 12507 “End fuse” means a fuse inserted into any fireworks or pyrotechnic device at the end as distinguished from the side of such item.
- § 12508 “Exempt fireworks” means any special item containing pyrotechnic compositions which the State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Fire Advisory Board,…
- § 12509 “Exporter” means any person who sells, consigns, or delivers fireworks located within this state for delivery, use, or sale out of this state.
- § 12510 “Fire nuisance” means anything or any act which increases, or may cause an increase of, the hazard or menace of fire, or which may obstruct, delay, or hinder,…
- § 12511 “Fireworks” means any device containing chemical elements and chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and producing…
- § 12512 “Fireworks kit” means any assembly of materials or explosive substances, which is designed and intended by the seller to be assembled by the person receiving…
- § 12513 “Importer” means any person who for any purpose does any of the following: (a) Brings fireworks into this state or causes fireworks to be brought into this…
- § 12514 “Issuing authority” means any person who has the responsibility of evaluating the application for, and issuing, the permits required by Section 12640.
- § 12515 “Label of registration” means the label of registration of the State Fire Marshal.
- § 12516 “License” means any nontransferable authorization granted by the State Fire Marshal to engage in any activity regulated by this part.
- § 12517 “Licensee” means any person 21 years of age or older holding a fireworks license issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12570).
- § 12518 “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, makes, constructs, fabricates, or produces any fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, but does not include any…
- § 12519 “Model rocket” means a toy or educational device that weighs not more than 1500 grams, including the engine and any payload, that is propelled by a model…
- § 12520 “Model rocket motor” means a rocket propulsion device using commercially manufactured solid propellant, that does not require mixing by the user, and that…
- § 12521 “Package” includes any case, container, or receptacle, used for holding fireworks, which is closed or sealed by tape, cordage, or by any other means.
- § 12522 “Permit” means the nontransferable permission granted by the public agency having local jurisdiction to a licensee for the purposes of establishing and…
- § 12523 “Person” means any person, copartnership, organization, firm, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, or any city, county, city and county, and…
- § 12524 “Public display of fireworks” means an entertainment feature where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of…
- § 12525 “Pyrotechnic compositions” means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere.
- § 12526 “Pyrotechnic device” means any combination of materials, including pyrotechnic compositions, which, by the agency of fire, produce an audible, visual,…
- § 12527 “Pyrotechnic operator” means any licensed pyrotechnic operator, who by examination, experience, and training, has demonstrated the required skill and ability…
- § 12528 “Retailer” means any person who, at a fixed place of business, sells, transfers, or gives fireworks to a consumer or user.
- § 12529 “Safe and sane fireworks” means any fireworks that have been approved by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and that have been carefully…
- § 12530 “Salesman” means any person who, as an employee of a manufacturer or wholesaler, solicits, accepts, or receives an order for fireworks for a licensee or…
- § 12531 “Sell” means any arrangement between two or more persons as a result of which there is a transfer of property for a consideration.
- § 12532 “Special effects” means articles containing any pyrotechnic composition manufactured and assembled, designed, or discharged in connection with television,…
- § 12533 “Wholesaler” means any person, other than an importer, exporter, or manufacturer selling only to wholesalers, who sells fireworks to a retailer or any other…
- § 12534 “Within this state” means within all territory within the boundaries of this state.