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20-22-709. Labeling.
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20-22-709. Labeling.
(a) No permissible articles of common fireworks defined in § 20-22-708 shall be sold, offered for sale, or possessed within the state, or used in the State of Arkansas, except as provided in § 20-22-702, unless it shall be properly named to conform to the nomenclature of § 20-22-708 and unless it shall be certified as “common fireworks” on all shipping cases and by imprinting on the article or retail container “I.C.C. Class C Common Fireworks”. The imprint shall be of sufficient size and so positioned as to be readily recognized by law enforcement authorities and by the general public.
(b) Railway fusees are specifically excepted from this marking requirement.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-709
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20-22-709. Labeling.
(a) No permissible articles of common fireworks defined in § 20-22-708 shall be sold, offered for sale, or possessed within the state, or used in the State of Arkansas, except as provided in § 20-22-702, unless it shall be properly named to conform to the nomenclature of § 20-22-708 and unless it shall be certified as “common fireworks” on all shipping cases and by imprinting on the article or retail container “I.C.C. Class C Common Fireworks”. The imprint shall be of sufficient size and so positioned as to be readily recognized by law enforcement authorities and by the general public.
(b) Railway fusees are specifically excepted from this marking requirement.
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20-22-702. Public displays excepted.
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as applying to the shipping, sale, possession, and use of fireworks for public displays by holders of a permit for a public display to be conducted in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police. Such items of fireworks which are to be used for public display only and which are otherwise prohibited for sale and use within the state shall include display shells designed to be fired from mortars and display set pieces of fireworks classified by the regulations of the United States Surface Transportation Board as Class B special fireworks and shall not include such items of commercial fireworks as cherry bombs, tubular salutes, repeating bombs, aerial bombs, and torpedoes.
(b)(1) Public displays shall be performed only under competent supervision and after the persons or organizations making the displays have applied for and received a permit for the displays issued by the director.
(2) Applications for permits for public displays shall be made in writing at least five (5) days in advance of the proposed display, and the application shall show that the proposed display is to be so located and supervised that it shall not be hazardous to life, limb, or property.
(3) If the display is to be performed within the limits of a municipality, the application shall so state and shall bear the signed approval of the chief supervisory officials of the fire and police departments of the municipality.
(c)(1) Permits issued shall be limited to the time specified therein and shall not be transferable.
(2) Only licensed distributors who are licensed importers or who purchase from licensed importers may possess special fireworks for resale to
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-22-702
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 20-22-702. 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.