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NH Rev Stat § 160-B:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:16 - Certain Sparklers Prohibited; Penalties.

    160-B:16 Certain Sparklers Prohibited;  Penalties. –||I. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the sale, possession or display of class "C" sparklers or those sparklers consisting of a wire or stick which contain chlorates or perchlorates is prohibited.||II. Any person who sells or possesses with intent to sell class "C" sparklers or sparklers consisting of a wire or stick which contain chlorates or perchlorates shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. Any person who displays or possesses without intent to sell class "C" sparklers or sparklers consisting of a wire or stick which contain chlorates or perchlorates shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1992, 44:6, eff. April 9, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:16-a - Repealed by 2011, 160:6, I, eff. June 14, 2011.

    160-B:16-a Repealed by 2011, 160:6, I, eff. June 14, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:16-b - Repealed by 2017, 79:2, eff. June 2, 2017.

    160-B:16-b Repealed by 2017, 79:2, eff. June 2, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:16-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:16-c - Repealed by 2018, 38:1, eff. May 15, 2018.

    160-B:16-c Repealed by 2018, 38:1, eff. May 15, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:17 - to 160-B:19 Repealed by 1992, 44:8, III, eff. April 1, 1994.

    160-B:17 to 160-B:19 Repealed by 1992, 44:8, III, eff. April 1, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:19-a - Emergency Removal From Sale or Use of Unsafe Devices.

    160-B:19-a Emergency Removal From Sale or Use of Unsafe Devices. –||I. The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, prohibit the sale or use of any display or consumer fireworks that pose an imminent threat to life and property.||II. Upon notification by the commissioner or designee that a display or consumer firework is prohibited for sale or use, a person licensed to sell display or consumer fireworks shall remove the item from the sales area and shall not sell the item to any person.||III. Any person who sells a display or consumer firework after being notified by the commissioner or designee that the item is prohibited for sale or use shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B felony for the second offense. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's license for a minimum period of 30 consecutive days.||IV. Any person who uses a display or consumer firework after being notified by the commissioner or designee, or by a law enforcement officer or fire official that the item is prohibited for sale or use shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B felony for the second offense. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's certificate of competency for a minimum period of 30 consecutive days.||V. Any license holder or certificate holder aggrieved by the action of the commissioner pursuant to this section may appeal pursuant to RSA 541.|||Source. 1999, 348:13, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-B:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-B - Fireworks|Section 160-B:20 - to 160-B:23 Repealed by 1999, 348:21, VII, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.

    160-B:20 to 160-B:23 Repealed by 1999, 348:21, VII, eff. Jan. 21, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:1 - Definitions.

    160-C:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of safety.||II. "Consumer fireworks" means consumer fireworks as defined in 27 C.F.R. section 555.11 and formerly known as class C common fireworks.||III. "Display fireworks" means display fireworks as defined in 27 C.F.R. section 555.11 and formerly known as class B special fireworks.||IV. "Fireworks" means fireworks as defined in 27 C.F.R. section 555.11.||V. "Permissible fireworks" means consumer fireworks, except for those items that are prohibited pursuant to RSA 160-B:16.||VI. "Retail" means the sale to any consumer or person not engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks.||VII. "Sale" or "sell" means to sell, give, or transfer to another, with or without consideration.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2010, 115:1. 2011, 160:1, 2, eff. June 14, 2011. 2017, 79:1, eff. June 2, 2017. 2018, 38:2, eff. May 15, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:2 - Sale of Permissible Fireworks; Penalty.

    160-C:2 Sale of Permissible Fireworks;  Penalty. –||I. No person shall sell fireworks other than a person who meets all of the following requirements:||(a) Has a federal permit to sell display fireworks issued in accordance with Title 18 of the United States Code.||(b) Has a state license to sell permissible fireworks issued pursuant to RSA 160-C:3.||(c) Has a local permit to sell permissible fireworks issued pursuant to RSA 160-C:3.||II. No person shall sell permissible fireworks:||(a) To any person less than 21 years of age, unless the person is between 18 and 21 years of age and is on active duty with the United States armed forces or has been called to active service as a member of the state guard; or||(b) To any person who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.||III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2009, 234:1, eff. July 16, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:4 - Rulemaking.

    160-C:4 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:||I. The procedure and reasons for denying, suspending, or revoking an application or a license issued pursuant to RSA 160-C:3.||II. Insurance or other evidence of financial responsibility to be required of any person licensed under this chapter, except that no bonding requirement shall be imposed on retail sellers of permissible fireworks.||III. Forms for applications and local permits to sell permissible fireworks.||IV. Forms for applications and state licenses to sell permissible fireworks.||V. Requirements for the safe use, handling, and storage of permissible fireworks.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2004, 247:5, eff. June 15, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:5 - Enforcement.

    160-C:5 Enforcement. –||Upon application, the superior court or district court is authorized to permit the law enforcement officials or certified fire citation officers of the state, counties, or any city or town to seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of permissible fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or limit any other authority granted by law to law enforcement officials or certified fire citation officers.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:6 - Local Option.

    160-C:6 Local Option. –||Any municipality in the state, by action of its local legislative body or local governing body, may vote to allow or to prohibit, within that municipality, the issuance of permits or licenses to sell permissible fireworks or the display or possession of permissible fireworks. If the municipality has voted to prohibit the issuance of permits or licenses or the display or possession of permissible fireworks prior to the effective date of this section, such decision shall remain in effect unless subsequent action is taken under this section.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:7 - Civil Liability.

    160-C:7 Civil Liability. –||In addition to any other penalties imposed under this chapter, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable, in any civil action, to any person for damages resulting from the illegal sale or use of permissible fireworks, and neither assumption of risk nor contributory negligence shall be a defense for such violator.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:8 - Immediate Suspension Authority.

    160-C:8 Immediate Suspension Authority. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may immediately suspend a license issued pursuant to RSA 160-C:3 if the commissioner has evidence that the licensee is selling fireworks contrary to any of the provisions of RSA 160-C or any rules adopted under this chapter. Any person whose license is suspended pursuant to this section shall be given the opportunity for a hearing within 10 days of the suspension. Any person found to be selling permissible fireworks after the person's license has been suspended pursuant to this section shall not have the license reinstated for a minimum of one year from the date of suspension.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:9 - Advertising.

    160-C:9 Advertising. –||I. No person shall advertise permissible fireworks by means of radio, television, newspaper, flyer, catalog, billboard, mobile or stationary sign, or any other means in such a way as to confuse or mislead the public about:||(a) The conditions under which fireworks may be purchased.||(b) The conditions under which fireworks may be used.||(c) The requirements contained in RSA 160-B, 160-C, or any other provision of state or federal law or regulations.||II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. Any advertisement for the sale of permissible fireworks shall at a minimum contain the words: "Check with your local fire department to see if permissible fireworks are allowed in your community."|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:10 - Sales of Permissible Fireworks Allowed; Penalty.

    160-C:10 Sales of Permissible Fireworks Allowed;  Penalty. –||I. Any person who sells permissible fireworks shall post in a conspicuous place on the sales premises a list, prepared by the commissioner, of all municipalities in the state where the display or possession of permissible fireworks is prohibited.||II, III. [Repealed.]||IV. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a class B misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2011, 160:6, II, eff. June 14, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:11 - Possession and Display of Permissible Fireworks; Penalty.

    160-C:11 Possession and Display of Permissible Fireworks;  Penalty. –||I. Notwithstanding RSA 160-B:4, a person who is 21 years of age or older may possess permissible fireworks except in a municipality which has voted to prohibit possession pursuant to RSA 160-C:6. A person who is 21 years of age or older may display permissible fireworks on private property with the written consent of the owner or in the owner's presence, except in a municipality which has voted to prohibit display of permissible fireworks pursuant to RSA 160-C:6.||II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a class B misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:12 - Distribution of Pamphlet Required.

    160-C:12 Distribution of Pamphlet Required. –||Any person engaged in selling permissible fireworks shall make available to the purchaser a pamphlet, approved by the commissioner, detailing the appropriate and safe use of the permissible fireworks being sold.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2011, 160:3, eff. June 14, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:12-a - Retail Sale of Bottle Rockets and Rocket Launchers.

    160-C:12-a Retail Sale of Bottle Rockets and Rocket Launchers. –||I. No person shall purchase a bottle rocket unless the person also purchases a rocket launcher or enables the seller to verify that he or she has a rocket launcher appropriate for use with the bottle rocket being purchased.||II. In this section, "bottle rocket" means a bottle rocket as defined by the American Pyrotechnics Association in APA Standard 87-1 (2001) 3.1.2.1, as amended.|||Source. 2018, 38:3, eff. May 15, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:13 - Permissible Fireworks Advisory Committee.

    160-C:13 Permissible Fireworks Advisory Committee. –||I. There is hereby established a permissible fireworks advisory committee. The composition of this committee shall be as follows: one senator, appointed by the senate president; one representative, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; the state fire marshal, or designee; the director of the division of state police, or designee; and 3 public members, 2 of whom shall be engaged in the retail sale of consumer fireworks in New Hampshire and one of whom shall be a regular purchaser of consumer fireworks, appointed by the governor. No vote of the committee shall take place unless 3 members of the committee are present. The term of office of each member appointed by the governor shall be 2 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The other members of the committee shall serve terms coterminous with their terms in office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired terms. Members shall serve without compensation, except that the legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate. The committee shall elect a chairperson annually.||II. The committee shall meet at least once per calendar year, prior to October 1, and within 30 days of any emergency removal from retail sale of permissible fireworks pursuant to RSA 160-C:16. The purpose of the meeting following the emergency removal of permissible fireworks shall be to review the basis for the commissioner's decision and to make a recommendation to the commissioner as to whether the items are properly classified pursuant to 27 C.F.R. section 555.11.||III. The committee shall review the rules and standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding consumer fireworks so as to provide information and advice to the commissioner on the application and enforcement of the state's fireworks laws.||IV. On or before December 1, 2011, and each December 1 thereafter the committee shall make a report of the committee's activities and any recommendations for legislation to the commissioner, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2003, 6:1. 2004, 247:4. 2011, 160:4, eff. June 14, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:14 - Transportation.

    160-C:14 Transportation. –||It shall not be unlawful for a person who has legally purchased permissible fireworks to transport them from the point of purchase to a municipality that has not prohibited the possession of permissible fireworks pursuant to RSA 160-C:6.|||Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:15 - Repealed by 2011, 160:6, III, eff. June 14, 2011.

    160-C:15 Repealed by 2011, 160:6, III, eff. June 14, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:16 - Emergency Removal From Retail Sale of Permissible Fireworks.

    160-C:16 Emergency Removal From Retail Sale of Permissible Fireworks. –||I. (a) The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, at any time and with notice to the permissible fireworks advisory committee, suspend from retail sale or otherwise order the removal from retail sale of any permissible firework item that poses an imminent threat to life and property.||(b) The commissioner shall, within 15 days of action taken pursuant to this paragraph, file a report and request a finding from the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, a determination on the legal status of the permissible consumer firework item being suspended or removed by the commissioner from retail sale.||(c) The commissioner's suspension or removal of any such firework items shall continue in force and effect until such time as a determination can be made and shall not supersede any finding by the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to the commissioner's report and request.||II. Upon notification by the commissioner or designee that a permissible firework is prohibited from being sold, a person licensed to sell permissible fireworks shall remove the item from the public sales area and shall not sell the item to any person.||III. Any person who sells a permissible firework item after being notified by the commissioner or designee that the item is prohibited from being sold shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's license for a minimum period of 10 consecutive days, but not to exceed 30 days. On the third violation of this section, the commissioner shall revoke the license for the remainder of the licensure term.||IV. Any license holder aggrieved by the action of the commissioner pursuant to this section may appeal pursuant to RSA 541.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2011, 160:5, eff. June 14, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 160-C:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 160-C - Permissible Fireworks|Section 160-C:17 - Fireworks Inspector.

    160-C:17 Fireworks Inspector. –||There is hereby established in the office of the state fire marshal the full-time classified position of fireworks inspector. The fireworks inspector shall be under the direction and supervision of the state fire marshal and shall:||I. Inspect fireworks sales outlets.||I-a. Inspect sites and facilities for the display or storage of display fireworks, as defined in RSA 160-B:1, X.||I-b. Coordinate enforcement activities relative to illegal sales, including the disposal or proper storage of illegal fireworks.||II. [Repealed.]||III. [Repealed.]||IV. Develop an informational booklet on fireworks to be issued to police and fire agencies throughout the state.||V. Coordinate media releases and public education efforts concerning fireworks.|||Source. 1999, 348:14. 2008, 192:2, 3. 2011, 160:6, IV, eff. June 14, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 161:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161 - Human Service|Section 161:1 - Organization.

    161:1 Organization. –||[Omitted.]|||
NH Rev Stat § 161:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161 - Human Service|Section 161:2-a - Local Officials Authorized to be Issuing Agent for Food Stamps.

    161:2-a Local Officials Authorized to be Issuing Agent for Food Stamps. –||Any town, city, or county official, so designated in a written agreement between the commissioner of the department of health and human services and the selectmen of a town, the city council of a city or the county commissioners of a county, may receive, store, issue and sell food stamps under the food stamp program established under RSA 161:2, XIII, as agent of the commissioner in the respective town, city or county, in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of said written agreement. Said designated official shall be bonded and insured as such agent in the manner and amount required by the commissioner, and the commissioner shall pay the cost thereof from funds appropriated for the administration of the food stamp program.|||Source. 1975, 288:1. 1983, 291:1, II. 1995, 310:182, 183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161 - Human Service|Section 161:2-b - Undeliverable Collections.

    161:2-b Undeliverable Collections. –||Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amount collected pursuant to RSA 161:2, XVI which is unclaimed or undeliverable to a recipient and which is in the opinion of the commissioner of health and human services unreturnable to the payor for a period of one year shall be deposited forthwith to the general fund as unrestricted revenue. In the event that such recipient or payor is later located and a claim is made, the commissioner of health and human services is hereby authorized to expend such sums as may be necessary to satisfy such claim and the governor is authorized to draw his warrant for such sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require the commissioner of health and human services to return any sums collected to the payor if he is of the opinion that said sums should be retained for later disbursement to the recipient.|||Source. 1981, 568:148. 1995, 310:176, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 161:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161 - Human Service|Section 161:3 - Repealed by 1961, 222:6, IV.

    161:3 Repealed by 1961, 222:6, IV. –|
NH Rev Stat § 161:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 161 - Human Service|Section 161:5 - Destruction of Certain Records.

    161:5 Destruction of Certain Records. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services may destroy any reports, records and other documents in the department which in his opinion are no longer of any value to the state provided the records have been retained for a sufficient period of time to comply with federal regulations and provided that payrolls covering payments to recipients of benefits under public welfare programs and medical audits shall be held for a period of 10 years from the date of filing or until such records have been audited.|||Source. 1943, 12:2. RSA 161:5. 1959, 232:1. 1979, 164:1. 1983, 291:1, II. 1995, 310:175, 182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|