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AL Code § 8-17-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-220 - Authorization for Retail Sales of Permissible Items of Fireworks; Items for Which Special Fireworks Permit at No Time Required.

Section 8-17-220Authorization for retail sales of permissible items of fireworks; items for which special fireworks permit at no time required. Permissible items of fireworks, defined in Section 8-17-217, may be sold at retail to residents of the State of Alabama. The term "fireworks" shall not include toy paper pistol caps which contain less than twenty-five hundredths grains of explosive compounds, model rockets, emergency signal flares, matches, trick matches, and cigarette loads, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times without a special fireworks permit. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §11; Act 2021-399, §1.)
AL Code § 8-17-221 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-221 - Requirements as to Storage, Display, etc., of Fireworks; Retail Sales of Fireworks From Tents, Motor Vehicles, etc.; Inspection by State Fire Marshal, etc., of Premises Where Fireworks Are to Be Stored or Sold.

Section 8-17-221Requirements as to storage, display, etc., of fireworks; retail sales of fireworks from tents, motor vehicles, etc.; inspection by State Fire Marshal, etc., of premises where fireworks are to be stored or sold. (a) Placing, storing, locating, or displaying of fireworks in any window where the sun may shine through glass onto the fireworks so displayed or to permit the presence of lighted cigars, cigarettes, or pipes within 10 feet of where the fireworks are offered for sale is hereby declared unlawful and prohibited. At all places where fireworks are stored or sold, there must be posted signs with the words "FIREWORKS - NO SMOKING" in letters not less than four inches high. (b) No fireworks shall be sold at retail at any permanent location where paints, oils or varnishes are for sale or use unless kept in the original unbroken containers, nor where gasoline or other flammable liquid or gas is used, stored or sold, if the use, storage, or sale creates an undue hazard to person or property. No fireworks shall be sold at retail from any temporary or moveable stand where paints, oils, or varnishes are for sale or use unless kept in the original unbroken containers, nor within 50 feet of where gasoline or other flammable liquid or gas is used, stored or sold. (c) Any fireworks devices that are readily accessible to handling by consumers or purchasers must have their fuses protected in such a manner as to protect against accidental ignition of an item by a spark, cigarette ash or other ignition source. Safety type thread wrapped and coated fuses shall be exempt from this provision. (d) No retail permit shall be issued for the sale of fireworks at retail from tents or from or in a motor vehicle or from a trailer towed by a motor vehicle. A permit may be issued for the sale of fireworks from a modular or mobile building when the structure is eight feet or more in width and thirty-two feet or more in length, from which all wheels have been removed and the structure placed on a non-mobile foundation. No permit shall be issued to an applicant for a previously unpermitted location, until the premises where fireworks are to be stored or sold have been inspected by the State Fire Marshal or his designated representative and it shall have been determined that such building and facilities within the building and facilities for storage meet reasonable safety standards for the storage and sale of permissible fireworks. Inspection is not required for renewal of permits at the same location to be operated by the same owner unless there has occurred substantial structure or environmental changes. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §12; Acts 1987, No. 87-563, p. 876. §5.)
AL Code § 8-17-222 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-222 - Sale, etc., of Fireworks to Persons Under 16 or Intoxicated or Irresponsible Persons; Display of Identification by Persons Purchasing Fireworks; Acts Constituting Unlawful Explosion or Ignition of Fireworks.

Section 8-17-222Sale, etc., of fireworks to persons under 16 or intoxicated or irresponsible persons; display of identification by persons purchasing fireworks; acts constituting unlawful explosion or ignition of fireworks. It shall be unlawful to offer for sale or to sell any fireworks to children under the age of 16 years unless accompanied by an adult or to any intoxicated or irresponsible person. Any person purchasing fireworks shall be required to show a valid driver's license or state approved identification card. It shall be unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within 600 feet of any church, hospital, asylum, public school, any enclosed building, or within 200 feet of where fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale. No person shall ignite or discharge any permissible articles of fireworks within or throw the same from a motor vehicle while within nor shall any person place or throw any ignited article of fireworks into or at such a motor vehicle, or at or near any person or group of people. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §13; Acts 1987, No. 87-563, p. 876, §6.)
AL Code § 8-17-223 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-223 - Applicability of Article.

Section 8-17-223Applicability of article. Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to the manufacture, storage, sale or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation, nor as applying to the military or naval forces of the United States, or of this state or to peace officers, nor as prohibiting the sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, theatrical or athletic events. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §14.)
AL Code § 8-17-224 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-224 - Penalty.

Section 8-17-224Penalty. Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation that violates any provisions of this article other than Section 8-17-218 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than 30 days, or more than, one year or both, in the discretion of the court. Any person convicted of manufacturing, shipping into, possessing, or selling any illegal fireworks described in Section 8-17-218 shall be guilty of a Class C felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not less than one year and one day or more than 10 years, or both, in the discretion of the court. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §15; Acts 1987, No. 87-563, p. 876, §7.)
AL Code § 8-17-225 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-225 - Authority of State Fire Marshal to Seize and Destroy Illegal Fireworks.

Section 8-17-225Authority of State Fire Marshal to seize and destroy illegal fireworks. The State Fire Marshal shall seize as contraband any fireworks other than the permitted "Class C Consumer Fireworks" and related items defined in Section 8-17-217 or "special fireworks" for public displays as provided in Section 8-17-216, which are sold, displayed, used, or possessed in violation of this article. The State Fire Marshal may destroy any illegal fireworks so seized. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §16; Act 2021-399, §1.)
AL Code § 8-17-226 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8 - Fireworks.|Section 8-17-226 - Effect of Article on Validity of City Ordinances.

Section 8-17-226Effect of article on validity of city ordinances. (a) This article does not affect the validity of any city ordinance further restricting the sale or use of aerial devices and audible ground devices, including the authority to adopt ordinances related to aerial devices, sparkling devices, and audible ground devices in accordance with Section 11-45-9.1. (b) A municipality may enact an ordinance further restricting the sale or use of sparkling devices or novelties. The State Fire Marshal shall keep a current listing of those municipalities that have enacted an ordinance further restricting the sale or use of sparkling devices or novelties. This subsection shall not affect any existing ordinance in a Class 1 municipality. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict a municipality from including the revenue derived from the devices listed above from the gross receipts calculation used as the basis for a retailer's existing business license as provided in Section 11-51-90. (Acts 1981, No. 81-409, p. 638, §17; Acts 1987, No. 87-563, p. 876, §8; Act 2021-399, §1.)
AL Code § 8-17-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-231 - Regulation and Licensing of Pyrotechnic Displays.

Section 8-17-231THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) The State Fire Marshal shall regulate pyrotechnic displays and shall issue pyrotechnic display operator and pyrotechnic special effects operator licenses as provided in this article. (b) A person may not provide a fireworks display without a pyrotechnic display operator license. An applicant for a pyrotechnic display operator license shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof that the applicant is 21 years of age at the time of application. (2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of an eight-hour training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic display operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal. (3) Verifiable evidence of safe performances in active participation as a co-lead for at least six fireworks displays under the direct supervision of a competent licensed pyrotechnic display operator. (4) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (5) An application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (c) Each pyrotechnic display operator licensee requesting renewal of his or her license, shall submit proof of all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Completion of an eight-hour continuing education training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic display operators within the two-year license period. The training program shall be taught by an organization, display company, or individual approved by the State Fire Marshal. (2) Active participation as a pyrotechnic display operator in the safe performance of at least two fireworks displays within the two-year license period. (3) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (4) A signed affidavit stating that the licensee has committed no felonies within the two-year license period. (5) A renewal fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (d) A pyrotechnic display operator license shall expire two years after issuance, unless renewed before expiration. (Act 2018-464, §2.)
AL Code § 8-17-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-232 - Pyrotechnic Special Effects License.

Section 8-17-232THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) A person may not provide pyrotechnics display, special effects, and flame effects in which the audience is closer to the devices than permitted by NFPA 1123 or in compliance with NFPA 160, or both, without a pyrotechnic special effects operator license. An applicant for a pyrotechnic special effects license shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof that the applicant is at least 21 years of age at the time of application. (2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of a 16-hour proximate pyrotechnics training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic special effects operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal. (3) Verifiable evidence of active participation as a co-lead in the safe performance of at least six proximate audience displays or flame effects, or both, under the direct supervision of a competent licensed pyrotechnic special effects operator.  (4) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (5) An application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (b) Each pyrotechnic special effects operator licensee requesting renewal of his or her license shall submit proof of all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Completion of a 16-hour continuing education training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic special effects operators within the two-year license period. The training program shall be taught by an organization, display company, or individual approved by the State Fire Marshal. (2) Active participation as a pyrotechnic special effects operator in the safe performance of at least two proximate audience displays or flame effects, or both, within the two-year license period. (3) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (4) A signed affidavit stating that the licensee has committed no felonies in this state or another state within the two-year license period. (5) A renewal fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (c) A pyrotechnic special effects operator license shall expire two years after issuance, unless renewed before expiration. (Act 2018-464, §3.)
AL Code § 8-17-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-233 - Reciprocity.

Section 8-17-233THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) The State Fire Marshal may license pyrotechnic display operators and pyrotechnic special effects operators by reciprocity. An applicant for a license by reciprocity shall be 21 years of age and satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) or subsection (c). (b) For a pyrotechnic display operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal. (2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of an eight-hour training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic display operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal. (3) Verifiable evidence of safe performances as an operator for at least six fireworks displays. (4) A copy of the license of the applicant issued by the other state. (5) A reciprocal license fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (c) For a pyrotechnic special effects operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal. (2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of a 16-hour proximate pyrotechnics training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic special effects operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal. (3) Verifiable evidence of safe performances as an operator for at least six proximate audience displays. (4) A copy of the license of the applicant issued by the other state. (5) A reciprocal license fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (d) A reciprocal license shall expire two years after issuance, unless renewed before expiration. (Act 2018-464, §4.)
AL Code § 8-17-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-234 - Use of Fireworks by Unlicensed Companies or Individuals.

Section 8-17-234THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) An unlicensed company or individual that plans to conduct a fireworks display, proximate audience display, flame effects, or other special effects in this state using fireworks shall first hire a licensed pyrotechnic display operator or a pyrotechnic special effects operator to act as license holder and shall comply with all other state and federal laws. (b) This section shall not apply to a person who is conducting an uncompensated display using only consumer fireworks on private property. (Act 2018-464, §5.)
AL Code § 8-17-235 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-235 - Use of Hazardous Explosive Materials for Entertainment Purposes.

Section 8-17-235THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  The use of hazardous explosive materials for entertainment purposes not directly referenced in this article is prohibited unless approved by the State Fire Marshal prior to use. (Act 2018-464, §6.)
AL Code § 8-17-236 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-236 - Licensing of Certified Lead Technicians.

Section 8-17-236THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Any person who is certified as a lead technician by the State Fire Marshal on or before June 1, 2018, may apply to the State Fire Marshal under this article for a pyrotechnic display operator license or a pyrotechnic special effects operator license. The application shall be submitted before midnight on December 31, 2019, and shall satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) or subsection (c), as applicable. (b) For a pyrotechnic display operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof of completion of an eight-hour training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic display operators. (2) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal. (3) A completed affidavit or other documentation confirming that the applicant has no felony convictions in this state or another state. (4) A completed license application packet. (5) An application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (c) For a pyrotechnic special effects operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal: (1) Proof of completion of 16-hour training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic special effects operators. (2) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal. (3) A completed affidavit or other documentation confirming that the applicant has no felony convictions. (4) A completed license application packet. (5) An application fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120). (Act 2018-464, §7.)
AL Code § 8-17-237 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-237 - Validity of License; Disposition of Fees.

Section 8-17-237Validity of license; disposition of fees. (a) A pyrotechnics display operator license or pyrotechnic special effects operator license issued under this article authorizes the holder to act pursuant to that license until the license is suspended, revoked, or not renewed. Upon the suspension or revocation of a license, or the failure to renew a license, the licensee shall return the license to the State Fire Marshal. Each license is valid for two years, unless suspended or revoked. (b) All fees collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Fire Marshal's Fund authorized in Section 36-19-31. The State Fire Marshal may expend monies from the State Fire Marshal's Fund for the administration and enforcement of this article. (Act 2018-464, §8; Act 2021-399, §1.)
AL Code § 8-17-238 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-238 - Violations.

Section 8-17-238THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation that violates this article shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2018-464, §9.)
AL Code § 8-17-239 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 8A - Pyrotechnic Displays.|Section 8-17-239 - Construction of Article.

Section 8-17-239THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  This article shall be read in pari materia with Article 8, commencing with Section 8-17-210, of Chapter 17, Title 8. (Act 2018-464, §10.)
AL Code § 8-17-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.|Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.|Article 9 - Explosives.|Section 8-17-240 - Short Title.

Section 8-17-240Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Explosives Safety Act of 1993." (Acts 1993, No. 93-713, p. 1391, §1.)