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(a) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall fail to comply with the applicable requirements of the rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to R.C. § 3743.53(B) and (E) or to comply with R.C. § 3743.53(C) and (D).
(b) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall conduct a fireworks exhibition unless a permit has been secured for the exhibition pursuant to R.C. § 3743.54 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or if a permit so secured is revoked by a Fire Chief or fire prevention officer, in consultation with a Police Chief or other similar chief law enforcement officer, or with a designee of a Police Chief or other similar chief law enforcement officer, pursuant to those sections.
(c) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall acquire fireworks for use at a fireworks exhibition other than in accordance with R.C. §§ 3743.54 and 3743.55, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(d) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks or other person associated with the conduct of a fireworks exhibition shall have possession or control of, or be under the influence of, any intoxicating liquor, beer or controlled substance while on the premises on which the exhibition is being conducted.
(e) No licensed exhibitor of fireworks shall permit an employee to assist the licensed exhibitor in conducting fireworks exhibitions unless the employee is registered with the State Fire Marshal under R.C. § 3743.56.
(R.C. § 3743.64)
(a) No person shall possess fireworks in this municipality or shall possess for sale or sell fireworks in this municipality, except a licensed manufacturer of fireworks as authorized by R.C. §§ 3743.02 through 3743.08, a licensed wholesaler of fireworks as authorized by R.C. §§ 3743.15 through 3743.21, a shipping permit holder as authorized by R.C. § 3743.40, an out-of-state resident as authorized by R.C. § 3743.44, a resident of this state as authorized by R.C. § 3743.45, or a licensed exhibitor of fireworks as authorized by R.C. §§ 3743.50 through 3743.55, or as authorized by any municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any of these statutes, and except as provided in R.C. § 3743.80 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(b) Except as provided in R.C. § 3743.80 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, and except for licensed exhibitors of fireworks authorized to conduct a fireworks exhibition pursuant to R.C. §§ 3743.50 through 3743.55 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, no person shall discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks in this municipality.
(c) No person shall use in a theater or public hall what is technically known as fireworks showers or a mixture containing potassium chlorate and sulphur.
(d) No person shall sell fireworks of any kind to a person under 18 years of age. No person under 18 years of age shall enter a fireworks sales showroom unless that person is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or other responsible adult. No person under 18 years of age shall touch or possess fireworks on a licensed premises without the consent of the licensee. A licensee may eject any person from a licensed premises that is in any way disruptive to the safe operation of the premises.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in R.C. § 3743.44, no person, other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed wholesaler, licensed exhibitor or shipping permit holder shall possess 1.3G fireworks in this municipality.
(R.C. § 3743.65(A) - (E))
This section does not prohibit or apply to the following:
(a) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use in emergency situations of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation or highway use;
(b) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of fusees, torpedoes or other signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads;
(c) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of blank cartridges in connection with theaters or shows, or in connection with athletics as signals for ceremonial purposes;
(d) The manufacture for, the transportation, storage, possession or use by, or the sale to the armed forces of the United States and the militia of this state, as recognized by the Adjutant General of Ohio, of pyrotechnic devices;
(e) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing 0.25 grains or less of explosive material are used, provided that they are constructed so that a hand cannot come into contact with a cap when it is in place for explosion, or apply to the manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of those caps;
(f) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of novelties and trick noisemakers, auto burglar alarms or model rockets and model rocket motors designed, sold and used for the purpose of propelling recoverable aero models;
(g) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage or use of wire sparklers;
(h) The conduct of radio-controlled special effect exhibitions that use an explosive black powder charge of not more than one-quarter pound per charge, and that are not connected in any manner to propellant charges; provided, that the exhibition complies with all of the following:
(1) No explosive aerial display is conducted in the exhibition;
(2) The exhibition is separated from spectators by not less than 200 feet; and
(3) The person conducting the exhibition complies with regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the United States Department of the Treasury and the United States Department of Transportation with respect to the storage and transport of the explosive black powder used in the exhibition.
(R.C. § 3743.80)
(a) No licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to R.C. § 3743.05 or the requirements of R.C. § 3743.06.
(b) No licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall fail to maintain complete inventory, wholesale sale and retail records as required by R.C. § 3743.07, or to permit an inspection of these records or the premises of a fireworks plant or the wholesaler pursuant to R.C. § 3743.08.
(c) No licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the State Fire Marshal issued pursuant to R.C. § 3743.08(B)(1) within the specified period of time.
(d) No licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the State Fire Marshal issued pursuant to R.C. § 3743.08(B)(2) until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected or otherwise remedied or the 72-hour period specified in those divisions has expired, whichever occurs first.
(e) No person shall smoke or shall carry a pipe, cigarette or cigar, or a match, lighter, other flame- producing item, or open flame on, or shall carry a concealed source of ignition into, the premises of a fireworks plant, except as smoking is authorized in specified lunchrooms or restrooms by a manufacturer pursuant to R.C. § 3743.06(C).
(f) No person shall have possession or control of, or be under the influence of, any intoxicating liquor, beer or controlled substance while on the premises of a fireworks plant.
(RC § 3743.60(E) - (J))
(a) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to R.C. § 3743.18 or the requirements of R.C. § 3743.19.
(b) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to maintain complete inventory, wholesale sale and retail records as required by R.C. § 3743.20, or to permit an inspection of these records or the premises of a fireworks plant or the wholesaler pursuant to R.C. § 3743.21.
(c) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the State Fire Marshal issued pursuant to R.C. § 3743.21(B)(1) within the specified period of time.
(d) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall fail to comply with an order of the State Fire Marshal issued pursuant to R.C. § 3743.21(B)(2) until the nonconformities are eliminated, corrected or otherwise remedied or the 72-hour period specified in those divisions has expired, whichever occurs first.
(e) No person shall smoke or shall carry a pipe, cigarette or cigar, or a match, lighter, other flame- producing item, or open flame on, or shall carry a concealed source of ignition into, the premises of a wholesaler of fireworks, except as smoking is authorized in specified lunchrooms or restrooms by a wholesaler pursuant to R.C. § 3743.19(D).
(f) No person shall have possession or control of, or be under the influence of, any intoxicating liquor, beer or controlled substance while on the premises of a wholesaler of fireworks.
(R.C. § 3743.61(E) - (J))
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