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20-22-703. Other exceptions.
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20-22-703. Other exceptions.
(a)(1) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as applying to the:
(A) Manufacture, storage, sale, or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation or of illuminating devices for photographic use;
(B) Military or naval forces of the United States or of this state or to peace officers;
(C) Sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, theatrical, or athletic events; or
(D) Transportation, sale, or use of permissible fireworks as defined in § 20-22-708 or special fireworks as defined in § 20-22-701 solely for agricultural or industrial purposes, provided that the purchaser first secures a written permit to purchase and use the fireworks for agricultural or industrial purposes from the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(2) No permit for use of fireworks for agricultural purposes shall be issued by the director except after approval of the county agricultural agent of the county in which the fireworks are to be used.
(3)(A) All fireworks purchased under permit as authorized in this section for agricultural or industrial purposes shall at all times be kept in the possession of the permit holder.
(B) The permits and fireworks shall not be transferable.
(b) Any person holding a permit to purchase and use fireworks for agricultural or industrial purposes as provided in this section who shall sell, give away, or otherwise transfer the fireworks to another or shall use or permit the use of the fireworks for any purpose other than agricultural or industrial purposes as stated on the permit shall be in violation of this subchapter and subject to the penalties provided for in § 20-22-705.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-703
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20-22-703. Other exceptions.
(a)(1) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as applying to the:
(A) Manufacture, storage, sale, or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation or of illuminating devices for photographic use;
(B) Military or naval forces of the United States or of this state or to peace officers;
(C) Sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, theatrical, or athletic events; or
(D) Transportation, sale, or use of permissible fireworks as defined in § 20-22-708 or special fireworks as defined in § 20-22-701 solely for agricultural or industrial purposes, provided that the purchaser first secures a written permit to purchase and use the fireworks for agricultural or industrial purposes from the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(2) No permit for use of fireworks for agricultural purposes shall be issued by the director except after approval of the county agricultural agent of the county in which the fireworks are to be used.
(3)(A) All fireworks purchased under permit as authorized in this section for agricultural or industrial purposes shall at all times be kept in the possession of the permit holder.
(B) The permits and fireworks shall not be transferable.
(b) Any person holding a permit to purchase and use fireworks for agricultural or industrial purposes as provided in this section who shall sell, give away, or otherwise transfer the fireworks to another or shall use or permit the use of the fireworks for any purpose other than agricultural or industrial purposes as stated on the permit shall be in violation of this subchapter and subject to the penalties provided for in § 20-22-705.
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20-22-701. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Distributor” means any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at wholesale in this state to any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks either as a jobber or a retailer, or both;
(2) “I.C.C. Class C common fireworks” means all articles of fireworks classified as “I.C.C. Class C common fireworks” as defined in § 20-22-708 and in the regulations of the United States Surface Transportation Board for the transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles;
(3) “Importer” means any person who imports, brings in, or causes to be brought in any fireworks from outside the geographical limits of the State of Arkansas into this state;
(4) “Jobber” means any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at wholesale to any other person engaged in the business of making sales at retail. “Wholesaler” shall have the same meaning as “jobber”;
(5) “License” means the written authority of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police issued under the authority of this subchapter to a distributor, jobber, wholesaler, manufacturer, importer, or retailer for a fee as provided in § 20-22-707;
(6) “Manufacturer” means any person engaged in the making or construction of fireworks in the State of Arkansas or any person engaged in the making or construction of fireworks who ships or causes to be shipped, or transports or causes to be transported, any items of fireworks into the State of Arkansas;
(7) “Permit” means the written authority of the director issued for a public fireworks display under the authority of this subchapter;
(8) “Person” means any corporation, association, copartnership, or one (1) or more individuals;
(9) “Retailer” means any pers
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-701
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-701. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-22-705. Violation of subchapter — Penalties.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter, except § 20-22-706, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-705
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-705. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-22-708. Possession, sale, and use unlawful — Exceptions.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, or use, within the State of Arkansas, or ship into the State of Arkansas, except as provided in § 20-22-711, any pyrotechnics, commonly known as fireworks, other than the permissible items enumerated in this section, except as provided in this subchapter. The permissible fireworks consist of those defined in Interstate Commerce Commission regulations described as Class C fireworks only and shall include the following:
(1) Roman candles, with no handle or spike affixed thereto, not exceeding ten (10) balls spaced uniformly in the tube, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed twenty grams (20g) each in weight. The inside tube diameter shall not exceed three-eighths inch (3/8");
(2) Sky rockets with sticks, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed twenty grams (20g) each in weight. The inside tube diameter shall not exceed one-half inch (½"). The rocket sticks shall be securely fastened to the tubes;
(3) Helicopter-type rockets, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed twenty grams (20g) each in weight. The inside tube diameter shall not exceed one-half inch (½");
(4) Cylindrical fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed seventy-five grams (75g) each in weight. The inside tube diameter shall not exceed three-fourths inch (¾");
(5) Cone fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed fifty grams (50g) each in weight;
(6) Wheels, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed sixty grams (60g) for each driver unit or two hundred forty grams (240g) for each complete wheel. The inside tube diameter of driver units shall not exceed one-half inch (½");
(7) Illuminating torches and colored fire in any form, except items i
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-708
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-22-708. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.