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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.910 - Limited energy technician license; compliance with other laws; fees; continuing education.

(1) Upon payment of an application or renewal fee, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue a Class B limited energy technician license to a person who qualifies under ORS 479.915. A person licensed under this section may perform limited energy electrical activity except protective signaling as defined in ORS 479.905.
(2) A person licensed under this section shall comply with the permit and code compliance requirements under ORS 479.510 to 479.945.
(3) The application fee, and the renewal fee, for a Class B limited energy technician license are the same as those for a Class A limited energy technician license.
(4) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall establish continuing education requirements for persons licensed under this section, not to exceed 24 hours of classes every three years. [1991 c.529 §2; 1999 c.1031 §10; 2001 c.728 §5; 2003 c.14 §332; 2007 c.271 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.915 - Limited energy technician license requirements.

(1) An applicant for a Class B limited energy technician license must:
(a) Submit proof satisfactory to the Electrical and Elevator Board that the person has:
(A) At least two years of experience as an apprentice in limited energy electrical activity; or
(B) At least two years of experience equivalent to an apprenticeship in limited energy electrical activity and completed a board-approved 32-hour training program; and
(b) Pass a written examination approved by the board and administered by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(2) An applicant for a Class A limited energy technician license must:
(a) Submit proof satisfactory to the board that the person has completed at least three years of experience as an apprentice, or the equivalent as determined by the board by rule, in a recognized branch of the electrical trade; and
(b) Pass a written examination prepared by the board and administered by the department.
(3) The board shall determine the adequacy of any training program for qualification under the requirements of this section and ORS 479.910 and section 1, chapter 728, Oregon Laws 2001.
(4) The department shall issue a Class A limited energy technician license to a person who qualifies under subsection (2) of this section and pays the required fees. [1991 c.529 §4; 2001 c.728 §6; 2007 c.548 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.940 - Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.510 to 479.945; identification cards.

(1) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to the following activity on Class II and III systems in one and two family dwellings regulated under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code:
(a) Prewiring of cable television and telephone systems owned by the owner of the residence;
(b) Garage door openers;
(c) Vacuum systems;
(d) Audio and stereo systems;
(e) HVAC;
(f) Landscape sprinkler controls;
(g) Landscape lighting; and
(h) Doorbells.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply only to residential contractors holding a current license and proper endorsement issued by the Construction Contractors Board.
(3)(a) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to a landscape contracting business licensed under ORS 671.510 to 671.760 when making installations of landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting involving a Class II or Class III system that does not exceed 30 volts and 750 volt-amperes.
(b) A landscape contracting business exempt from licensing under this subsection shall issue an identification card to its landscape irrigation control wiring or outdoor landscape lighting installer. The form for the identification card shall be provided by the State Landscape Contractors Board. The identification card shall include the name of the installer, the name and State Landscape Contractors Board identification number of the landscape contracting business and the date of issue of the identification card. The card shall be carried by the installer at the job site when performing the allowed electric installations.
(4) The licensure provisions of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 do not apply to limited energy electrical activity involving the installation, maintenance or repair of lottery equipment at retail locations by employees or vendors of the Oregon State Lottery Commission. The exemption provided by this subsection does not authorize work by unlicensed persons on systems of 115 volts or more.
(5) All nonlicensure requirements of ORS 479.510 to 479.945, including permits for and compliance with the electrical specialty code, apply to activities conducted under subsections (1) to (4) of this section. If any person or business repeatedly violates the permit or code compliance requirements, in addition to any other remedy, the Electrical and Elevator Board may suspend, condition or revoke a person’s or business’s right to use this provision. [1991 c.529 §7; 1999 c.402 §4; 2001 c.728 §7; 2003 c.14 §333; 2003 c.675 §46; 2007 c.385 §1; 2007 c.541 §5a; 2007 c.836 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.943 - Activities not subject to licensure under ORS 479.905 to 479.945.

The licensure provisions of ORS 479.905 to 479.945 do not apply to the employees of a telecommunications utility or competitive telecommunications provider, both as defined in ORS 759.005, cooperative corporation organized under ORS chapter 62 or unincorporated association providing intrastate telecommunications service in Oregon engaged in the course of employment in providing, installing or maintaining:
(1) Voice transmission products;
(2) Data transmission products; or
(3) Intercom and paging systems. [1997 c.544 §2; 2003 c.344 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.945 - Restricted energy contractor’s license; rules; scope; employees.

(1) A restricted energy contractor’s license is created for persons engaged in HVAC and such other categories as established by the Electrical and Elevator Board by rule under ORS 455.117.
(2) A person licensed as a restricted energy contractor under this section and the person’s employees may install, alter, maintain, replace or repair electrical wiring and electrical products that are within the scope of the contractor’s license issued under this section. A person covered by this subsection does not have to obtain a license under ORS 479.910.
(3) The license issued under this section shall limit the scope of activities that the licensee and licensee’s employees may engage in and in no instance may the scope of the license exceed that of a Class B limited energy technician.
(4) A person applying for licensing under this section shall pay the applicable application fee required under ORS 479.840 and provide proof satisfactory to the board that the person has experience of the type of work covered by the license indorsement.
(5) A restricted energy contractor licensee under this section shall:
(a) Maintain with the board a current list of all individuals employed by the licensee to engage in work permitted by this section;
(b) Issue an identification card to each employee working under the provisions of this section and identify the contractor, date of issue, contractor’s identification number with the board and the Construction Contractors Board; and
(c) Maintain with the board a current form of identification card used by the contractor.
(6) A person holding a limited maintenance specialty contractor’s license under ORS 479.630 (12) who also registers under this section shall comply with the identification card requirements of subsection (5) of this section, but need not file a separate list of employees unless the work under the contractor’s license is done by different employees. [1991 c.529 §8; 1995 c.715 §5; 2001 c.728 §8; 2003 c.14 §334; 2005 c.758 §33; 2007 c.271 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.947 - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program; approval and audit by Electrical and Elevator Board.

(1) As used in this section, "equivalent training program" has the meaning given that term in ORS 283.410.
(2) The Electrical and Elevator Board shall approve the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP), and review equivalent training programs for consideration, as a continuing education program that meets the continuing education standards established by the board under ORS 479.680 (1).
(3) The board shall, on an annual basis, request from the EVITP provider information on the number of electricians who have signed up for the course, completed the course and passed the certification exam.
(4) The board may audit the EVITP to ensure that the EVITP includes the most current national electrical codes and best practices for the installation of electrical vehicle charging systems. [2023 c.577 §3]
Note:
479.947 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 479 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.950 - Minimum safety standards; rules; criteria.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 479.510 to 479.945, 479.995 and 824.045, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules establishing, amending or repealing minimum safety standards for workmanship and materials for, and the design and construction of electrical products used in, traction electrification and electrical communications and electrical signaling installations for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems operated by a mass transit district established under ORS 267.010 to 267.394. The rules adopted by the director under this subsection shall be the exclusive rules adopted for this state that establish minimum safety standards for workmanship and materials for, and the design and construction of electrical products used in, traction electrification and electrical communications and electrical signaling installations for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems operated by a mass transit district.
(2) Before adopting rules under subsection (1) of this section, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall consider:
(a) Technological advances in the rail fixed guideway industry.
(b) The practicability of following the standards under consideration, if adopted.
(c) The probability, extent and gravity of the injury to the public or to property that will result from failure to follow the standards under consideration.
(d) Safety standards followed, proposed or approved by responsible members of the rail fixed guideway industry.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 479.510 to 479.945, 479.995 and 824.045, the Department of Consumer and Business Services is designated as the state agency to administer and enforce the standards established by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this section. The department shall adopt rules establishing procedures for the administration and enforcement of such standards. [1997 c.275 §42; 2017 c.46 §3]
Note:
479.950 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 479 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.990 - Penalties.

(1) Any owner or occupant of any building or premises who fails to comply with any order provided for in ORS 479.170 and not appealed from, or with any such order of the State Fire Marshal upon appeal to the State Fire Marshal, shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each violation. All penalties, fees or forfeitures collected under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid into the State Treasury.
(2) Violation of ORS 479.255, 479.260, 479.270, 479.280, 479.297 or 479.300, or rules adopted under ORS 479.255, 479.260, 479.270, 479.280, 479.297 or 479.300, is punishable by a civil penalty imposed by the State Fire Marshal in an amount not to exceed $250.
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. [Amended by 1959 c.406 §30; subsection (5) enacted as 1959 c.406 §29; 1977 c.619 §1; subsection (6) enacted as 1979 c.642 §12; 1991 c.863 §58; 1997 c.647 §§6,7; 1999 c.307 §§14,15; 2001 c.411 §§27,28; 2011 c.97 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 479 - Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law › Section 479.995 - Civil penalty for violation of ORS 479.510 to 479.945.

The Electrical and Elevator Board may impose a civil penalty for a violation of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 or rules adopted for the administration or enforcement of ORS 479.510 to 479.945 and this section. The board shall impose a civil penalty authorized by this section as provided in ORS 455.895. [2001 c.411 §8; 2003 c.14 §335]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.010 - Labels for blasting powder and fuse.

All blasting powder and fuse shipped into this state for use, or manufactured in this state for use in this state, shall have stamped or printed upon the outside of the original package, box, case or wrapper the date of manufacture of the contents.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.020 - Prohibition against sale of bad powder.

Whenever any blasting powder shows a state of disintegration or decomposition sufficient so that it remains in a soft condition in a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or is in a state of crystallization, which is revealed by some portions being in a hard condition and surrounded by other portions in a soft condition, it shall be deemed bad and dangerous powder, and its sale and use is prohibited.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.030 - Fuse unfit for use and sale; prohibition of use.

Whenever any fuse shows by its appearance to have been overheated, or if it is in a hard and brittle condition, which is seen by breaks and cracks in the wrapper around the outside of the fuse, the same shall be declared unfit for use and sale, and its use is forbidden.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.040 - Sale, exchange or possession, when unlawful.

No person shall sell or exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or have in possession for use by employees of the person:
(1) Any blasting powder or fuse which has not been stamped or printed upon as required in ORS 480.010.
(2) Any blasting powder of which the sale and use is prohibited by ORS 480.020.
(3) Any fuse declared to be unfit for use as prohibited by ORS 480.030.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.050 - Prohibition against intrastate transportation of explosives in passenger vehicle operated by common carrier; exception.

No person shall transport, carry or convey, or have transported, carried or conveyed, any dynamite, gunpowder or other like explosives, between any places in Oregon, on any car or other vehicle of any description operated by a common carrier which car or vehicle is carrying passengers for hire. However, it shall be lawful to transport on any such car or vehicle small arms, ammunition in any quantity, such fuses, torpedoes, rockets or other signal devices as may be essential to promote safety in operation, and properly packed and marked samples of explosives for laboratory examination, not exceeding a net weight of one-half pound each and not exceeding 20 samples at one time in a single car or vehicle. Such samples shall not be carried in that part of a car or vehicle which is intended for the transportation of passengers for hire. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transportation of military or naval forces, with their accompanying munitions of war, on passenger equipment, cars or vehicles.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.060 - Transportation of certain explosives prohibited.

No person shall transport, carry or convey, or have transported, carried or conveyed, liquid nitroglycerine, fulminate in bulk in dry condition, or other like explosives, between any places in Oregon, on any car or other vehicle of any description operated by a common carrier in the transportation of passengers.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.070 - Fire bombs prohibited; exceptions.

(1) No person shall possess a fire bomb. For the purpose of this section a "fire bomb" is a breakable container containing a flammable liquid with a flash point of 150 degrees Fahrenheit or less, having an integral wick or similar device capable of being ignited, but no device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illuminating shall be deemed to be a fire bomb for the purpose of this section.
(2) This section shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of such fire bomb by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or by any member of a regularly organized public fire or police department. [1967 c.417 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.085 - Requirement for removal of unused explosives from work area.

(1) In addition to any other legal requirements, all users of explosives shall be responsible for the removal of all unused explosives from any area of use after the work for which the explosive was required is completed or when the user is absent for more than 30 days from the area of use, unless the explosives are stored in a manner meeting the safety requirements promulgated by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to ORS 476.030.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Explosives" means dynamite, blasting powder, black powder, nitroglycerin, detonators, nitro-jelly, prima-cord and detonating fuse.
(b) "User" means any person using explosives for any purpose whatsoever, and regardless of whether such person is being compensated for such use. [1963 c.384 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.095 - Penalty and civil liability for violation of ORS 480.085.

Persons violating ORS 480.085 are subject to the penalty provided in ORS 480.990 (4) and are liable in civil action for damages to any person suffering injury from handling or otherwise coming in contact with unused explosives that are left in an area of use in violation of ORS 480.085, regardless of any negligence or lack of negligence on the part of the defendant. [1963 c.384 §2; 2007 c.71 §158]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.120 - Sale, possession and use of fireworks prohibited; exceptions; enforcement.

(1) No person shall sell, keep or offer for sale, expose for sale, possess, use, explode or have exploded any fireworks within Oregon, except as follows:
(a) Sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to customers residing outside this state in accordance with ORS 480.156;
(b) Sales to persons or organizations having obtained a permit from the State Fire Marshal for supervised public display;
(c) Sales to railroads, boats, motor vehicle or other transportation agencies, to be used for signal, warning or illumination purposes in connection with such business;
(d) Sale or use of blank cartridges for licensed shows or theaters or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports;
(e) Experimental purposes by a manufacturer of explosives at such places where such experiments are normally conducted;
(f) Sale of blank cartridges for use by the militia or any organization of war veterans or other organization authorized by law to parade in public a color guard armed with firearms;
(g) Sale of shells, cartridges, gunpowder or explosives for use in legally permitted firearms;
(h) Sales of items described in ORS 480.127 to persons who possess the retail sales permit required by ORS 480.127 by a person who holds a manufacturer or wholesaler license issued pursuant to ORS 480.111 to 480.165; or
(i) Sales of items described in ORS 480.127 to individual members of the general public for personal use by taking direct delivery of those items at the time of sale from the holder of a retail sale permit issued pursuant to ORS 480.127.
(2) Law enforcement officers of the state, county or municipality shall enforce the provisions of ORS 480.111 to 480.165. [Amended by 1983 c.788 §1; 1985 c.789 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.123 - Use for repelling birds or other animals; permit; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "responsible charge" means ownership, a leasehold, management or authority to act as the representative of an owner, lessee or manager.
(2) The State Fire Marshal may adopt rules for the use of fireworks to repel birds or other animals.
(3) A person having responsible charge of a property may apply to the State Fire Marshal for a permit to use and explode fireworks to repel birds or other animals from the property. If the State Fire Marshal finds that the proposed use conforms with state and federal law and State Fire Marshal rules, the State Fire Marshal shall issue the permit.
(4) Notwithstanding ORS 480.120, a person having responsible charge of a property and holding a permit issued under subsection (3) of this section may purchase, possess, use and explode fireworks for the purpose of repelling birds or other animals from the property. Properties for which permits to use and explode fireworks are issued under this section must be:
(a) Farms;
(b) Forests;
(c) Waste and recycling facilities;
(d) Airports;
(e) Golf courses;
(f) Properties used for the production of commercially valuable fish or seafood;
(g) Estuaries;
(h) Properties located outside of an incorporated city; or
(i) Other types of properties identified by the State Fire Marshal by rule.
(5) Fireworks for use as described in this section must be purchased from a person possessing a wholesaler license issued under ORS 480.111 to 480.165.
(6) The permit holder shall store fireworks obtained under this section in accordance with any fire codes that the State Fire Marshal adopts by rule to ensure safe storage of those fireworks. When adopting storage rules, the State Fire Marshal shall consider any relevant standards for hazardous materials storage established by a national association for fire protection. A local government has concurrent authority with the State Fire Marshal to enforce State Fire Marshal storage requirements within the jurisdiction of the local government.
(7) The State Fire Marshal may revoke a permit issued under this section if the State Fire Marshal determines that the permit holder has violated state or federal law regarding fireworks, rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal or the terms and conditions of the permit.
(8) This section does not require a federal or state agency to obtain a permit under this section for activities carried out by the agency under ORS 480.124. [2015 c.57 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.124 - Use for control of predatory animals allowed.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 480.111 to 480.165, fireworks may be purchased, maintained, used and exploded by federal or state agencies authorized and required by ORS 610.002 to 610.020 to eradicate and control predatory animals. Such purchase and use shall be in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal, with the approval of the state agencies authorized and required by ORS 610.002 to 610.020 to eradicate and control predatory animals. [1961 c.293 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.127 - Permit for retail sale of consumer fireworks; fee; rules.

(1) Any person who desires to sell consumer fireworks at retail to individual members of the general public for personal use shall apply in writing to the State Fire Marshal for a permit at least 15 days in advance of the proposed sale. The State Fire Marshal shall issue the permit only if the State Fire Marshal finds that the applicant is qualified to conduct the proposed sale and that the proposed sale will conform to the provisions of ORS 480.111 to 480.165 and any rules adopted under ORS 480.111 to 480.165. A fee may be charged for the permit. Subject to prior approval by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the amount of the fee shall be set by rule and shall be adjusted subsequently by the State Fire Marshal to finance the administrative expenses incurred under this section and shall be within the budget authorized by the Legislative Assembly as that budget may be modified by the Emergency Board.
(2) A retail sales permit issued under this section authorizes the sale of consumer fireworks only in the year for which the permit is issued during the period that begins on June 23 and ends on July 6 of the year for which the permit is issued.
(3) A retail sales permit holder shall store consumer fireworks in accordance with any fire codes that the State Fire Marshal adopts by rule to ensure safe storage of those fireworks. The matters that the State Fire Marshal considers when adopting storage rules for fireworks may include, but are not limited to, any United States Department of Transportation requirements relating to hazardous materials storage. [1983 c.788 §3; 1991 c.703 §14; 2013 c.24 §3; 2023 c.602 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.130 - Permit for fireworks display; permit for wholesale sale of consumer fireworks; fee; rules.

(1) All persons, municipalities, associations or organizations or groups of individuals desiring to sell, discharge, fire off, explode or display fireworks for a public display, or to sell consumer fireworks to persons who possess the permit referred to in ORS 480.127, shall apply in writing to the State Fire Marshal for a permit at least 15 days in advance of the proposed sale or date of the display. The State Fire Marshal, upon receipt of such application, shall determine if the proposed sale or display will conform to law and any rules promulgated thereunder. If the State Fire Marshal finds that the applicant is qualified to conduct such sale or display and that the proposed sale or display is in accordance with the law and all rules, the State Fire Marshal shall issue a permit; otherwise the State Fire Marshal shall refuse to issue it.
(2) The fee for a permit for the public display of fireworks and each permit for the sale of any fireworks shall be established by rule by the State Fire Marshal, subject to prior approval by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, and subsequently shall be adjusted to finance the administrative expenses incurred under this section and shall be within the budget authorized by the Legislative Assembly as that budget may be modified by the Emergency Board. All fees collected shall be deposited to the credit of the State Fire Marshal Fund.
(3) Sales permits for fireworks are not valid for more than one year from date of issue. A public display permit is not valid for more than 10 days from date of issuance and may authorize only one fireworks display during that period. [Amended by 1967 c.417 §24; 1983 c.788 §6; 1985 c.789 §2; 1991 c.703 §15; 2013 c.24 §4; 2023 c.602 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.140 - Fireworks displays to be under supervision of police and fire department chiefs or county court.

(1) Every such display held within the boundaries of any municipality shall be under the supervision of the chiefs of police and fire departments of the municipalities in which the display is to be held and shall be of such character, and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person.
(2) Every such display held outside the boundaries of any municipality or fire protection district shall be under the supervision of the county court of the county in which the display is to be held and shall be of such character, and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the county court or of a county official duly authorized by the county court, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.150 - Permits for fireworks sales or displays; rules; security.

(1) The State Fire Marshal may adopt reasonable rules for granting permits for supervised public displays or sales of fireworks by municipalities, fair associations, amusement parks, and other persons, organizations or groups of individuals. The governing body of any municipality, or of any county, may require liability insurance, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 or other form of indemnity deemed adequate by the municipality, or the county, from any person, in a sum not less than $500, conditioned for payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or property by reason of the authorized display or sale and arising from any acts of any person or agents, employees or subcontractors of the person. At the time a permit is revoked, the State Fire Marshal or approving authority may include in the revocation order a provision prohibiting the holder of the revoked permit from applying for or obtaining another such permit, for a period not to exceed three years from the revocation date, if the State Fire Marshal or approving authority finds that the circumstances of the permit holder’s failure to comply with applicable sale or display statutes and regulations presented a significant fire hazard or other public safety danger.
(2) The State Fire Marshal or the approving authority of any governmental subdivision may revoke permits for display or sale of fireworks when in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal or the approving authority the sale or display of fireworks is not in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations governing such sale or displays.
(3) Permit fees required by ORS 480.130 shall not be refunded in the event such permits are revoked. [Amended by 1967 c.417 §25; 1983 c.788 §4; 1985 c.789 §3; 1991 c.331 §72; 1997 c.631 §483; 2013 c.24 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.152 - Publication of advertisement for sale of unlawful fireworks prohibited.

(1) No person shall publish or cause to be published:
(a) Any advertisement for the sale of fireworks the use or possession of which is declared unlawful by ORS 480.111 to 480.165.
(b) Any advertisement for the sale of fireworks in any county, municipality or fire protection district that by law or ordinance has declared the sale or use of the fireworks is prohibited.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any advertising medium that accepts such advertising in good faith, without knowledge of the violation of law. [1985 c.789 §7; 2013 c.24 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.154 - Manufacturer or wholesaler required to maintain records of sale of fireworks; shipments to show permit number; confiscation.

(1) Each manufacturer or wholesaler of fireworks shall keep a record of all sales showing the name and address of the purchaser, the state of destination, license and permit numbers, the state and date of permit issuance and a list of the type and quantity of fireworks sold.
(2) All shipments of fireworks coming into this state must show the appropriate permit number of the addressee on the outside of the package. If the permit number is not so shown, such shipment may be confiscated by a law enforcement officer or fire protection enforcement authority having jurisdiction. [1985 c.789 §8; 2013 c.24 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.156 - Sale of fireworks to out-of-state resident without valid license or permit prohibited; seller to ascertain license or permit requirements of other states; seller’s records.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell fireworks at wholesale to any out-of-state resident who does not possess and present to the seller for inspection at the time of sale a valid license or permit issued in the name of such out-of-state resident, if such license or permit is required to purchase, possess, transport, store, distribute, sell or otherwise deal with or use fireworks by the laws of such other state.
(2) The burden of ascertaining whether the laws of such other state require a license or permit and whether the purchaser possesses such a valid license or permit shall be entirely on the seller. Each seller shall record, in a manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal, each sale described in this section. The record shall include the identification of type and quantity of fireworks sold, name of purchaser, state of destination, state issuing license or permit and number or other identifying description and date of issue of license or permit. [1985 c.789 §9; 2013 c.24 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.158 - Parents of minor liable for costs incurred in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by minor; exception.

(1) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child shall be liable for costs incurred by a public fire agency in suppressing fires caused by use of fireworks by such minor child. However, a parent who is not entitled to legal custody of the minor child at the time of the fire shall not be liable for such damages.
(2) The legal obligation of the parent or parents of an unemancipated minor child to pay damages under this section shall be limited to not more than $5,000 payable to the same claimant, for one or more acts.
(3) When an action is brought under this section on parental responsibility for acts of their children, the parents shall be named as defendants therein and, in addition, the minor child shall be named as a defendant. The filing of an answer by the parents shall remove any requirement that a guardian ad litem be required.
(4) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) of this section applies to foster parents. [1985 c.789 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.160 - Local regulation and effect of state law; local enforcement authority.

(1) Nothing in ORS 480.111 to 480.165, nor in any permit issued thereunder, shall authorize the manufacture, sale, use or discharge of fireworks in any city, county or fire protection district in which such manufacture, sale, use or discharge is otherwise prohibited by law or municipal ordinance; nor shall any city, county or fire protection district authorize the sale or use of any fireworks prohibited by the provisions of ORS 480.111 to 480.165.
(2) For the purposes of enforcing ORS 480.111 to 480.165 in an area exempt under ORS 476.030 (3) within a rural fire protection district, the fire marshal, if there is one, or the fire chief of that rural fire protection district has the same enforcement authority as the State Fire Marshal.
(3) No person shall deliver or cause to be delivered into any county, municipality or rural fire protection district for the purpose of sale to individual members of the general public for personal use any consumer fireworks if the county, municipality or rural fire protection district by law or ordinance has declared that the sale or use of the consumer fireworks is prohibited.
(4) The manufacture, sale, use or discharge of fireworks may be regulated by the governing body of a rural fire protection district, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The regulation must be by ordinance adopted by the governing body of the district, after public notice and hearing, not later than January 1 of any calendar year in which regulation is to be operative.
(b) The regulation shall not be operative within the boundaries of any city that regulates such matters by city ordinance.
(c) The regulation shall not prohibit the manufacture, sale, use or discharge of fireworks the manufacture, sale, use or discharge of which is authorized by ORS 480.111 to 480.165.
(d) The regulation may not limit sales to less than five days per calendar year, and must include the five consecutive day period beginning June 30. [Amended by 1983 c.788 §7; 1985 c.789 §4; 1993 c.185 §32; 2013 c.24 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.165 - Civil penalty for fireworks law violations.

(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any provision of ORS 480.111 to 480.165, or any rule adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant thereto, is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the State Fire Marshal in an amount not to exceed $500 per violation. However, an individual member of the general public who possesses fireworks of a retail value less than $50 is not subject to a civil penalty. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
(2) All moneys recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid into the State Fire Marshal Fund.
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. [1991 c.856 §§2,3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.200 - Definitions for ORS 480.200 to 480.290.

As used in ORS 480.200 to 480.290 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Certificate of possession" means a certificate issued under ORS 480.235 by the State Fire Marshal to applicants who have met the requirements of ORS 480.200 to 480.290.
(2) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration issued under ORS 480.244 by the State Fire Marshal for an explosives magazine.
(3) "Explosive" means a chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes, but is not limited to, dynamite, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord and igniters, but excludes fireworks, as defined in ORS 480.111, black powder, smokeless powder, small arms ammunition, small arms ammunition primers and fertilizer, as defined in ORS 633.311.
(4) "Issuing authority" means the State Fire Marshal or an assistant appointed by the State Fire Marshal under ORS 480.280 (2).
(5) "Magazine" means an approved facility for the storage of explosives.
(6) "Small arms ammunition" means a shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver cartridge.
(7) "Small arms ammunition primers" means small percussion-sensitive explosive charges encased in a cup and used to ignite propellant powder. [1971 c.518 §1; 1983 c.100 §3; 1999 c.980 §1; 2001 c.914 §26; 2013 c.24 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.205 - Application.

ORS 480.200 to 480.290 and 480.990 (6) do not apply to:
(1) The possession of an explosive by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States while on active duty and engaged in the performance of official duties or by a member of a regularly organized public law enforcement agency, public fire department or fire protection agency while engaged in the performance of official duties.
(2) The possession of an explosive in the course of transportation by way of railroad, water, highway or air while under the jurisdiction of, or in conformity with, regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. [1971 c.518 §2; 1987 c.158 §108; 1999 c.980 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.210 - Certificate, license or permit required; display upon demand; defenses.

(1) A person may not possess an explosive unless:
(a) The person has in immediate possession at all times during the possession of the explosive a valid certificate of possession issued to the person under ORS 480.235;
(b) The person possesses a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of a type that authorizes the possession; or
(c) The person is listed as a responsible person or employee possessor under a license or permit described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(2) A person in possession of an explosive shall display a certificate of possession or federal license or permit upon the demand of the State Fire Marshal, an assistant to the State Fire Marshal, a magistrate or a law enforcement agency, public fire department or fire protection agency of this state.
(3) It is a defense to a charge under subsection (1) of this section that the person so charged produce in court:
(a) A certificate described in subsection (1)(a) of this section that was valid at the time of the arrest of the person;
(b) Proof that the person has a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of a type authorizing the person to possess the explosives; or
(c) Proof that the person is listed as a responsible person or employee possessor under a license or permit described in paragraph (b) of this subsection. [1971 c.518 §3; 1999 c.980 §3; 2007 c.71 §159; 2009 c.164 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.215 - Transfer of explosives limited.

Possession of an explosive may not be transferred unless:
(1) The transferee holds a certificate of possession under ORS 480.235 and the certificate is valid at the time of the transfer;
(2) The transferee holds a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of a type that authorizes possession of the explosive by the transferee; or
(3) The transferee is a consignee of explosives that have been transported under the jurisdiction of or in conformity with regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. [1971 c.518 §4; 1981 c.635 §2; 1999 c.980 §4; 2001 c.104 §219; 2007 c.71 §160; 2009 c.164 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 480 - Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels › Section 480.230 - Application for certificate of possession; fee.

A person desiring a certificate of possession shall apply on application forms provided by the Department of the State Fire Marshal. The forms shall be completed in full and shall include:
(1) The applicant’s legal name, current address and current telephone number;
(2) The applicant’s date of birth;
(3) A statement by the applicant that the applicant is eligible for a certificate of possession under ORS 480.225;
(4) The number of the certificate of registration issued under ORS 480.244 for the explosives magazine where the applicant intends to store the explosives;
(5) Any other information that the issuing authority may require to readily identify the applicant;
(6) A certification, signed and dated by the applicant, that the information contained in the application is true; and
(7) A nonrefundable application fee of $50 for a three-year certificate. [1971 c.518 §7; 1983 c.100 §2; 1999 c.980 §6; 2021 c.539 §140]