It requires purchasers to state where out of state the fireworks will be transported and requires Ohio residents to acknowledge that they must be taken out of state within 48 hours. The State Fire Marshal's office was made aware of the potential illegal sale of fireworks on Friday afternoon by the Sheriff's Office. Both offices worked together to establish a sting operation that was carried out Saturday evening. The property was approximately 500 yards south of the former location of Ohio River Fireworks, the Pruitt-owned store in which nine people died after an arson fire in 1996. Under Ohio's fireworks law, stiff penalties can be applied for the illegal possession or discharge of fireworks.
Subsequent violations become felonies of the fifth degree.
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