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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 155 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEWIDE ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION CENTER › Section 155-2-006

Current through June 17, 2024
The center shall provide notification service during normal working
	 hours at a minimum, and shall provide procedures for emergency notification for
	 calls received at other than normal working hours.
006.01. Every operator shall be required to
  participate in the Mandatory Electronic Positive Response process.
006.01A. Every operator shall electronically
  notify the center of their response status on the required ticket types. This
  notification shall be received by the center prior to the excavation ticket
  start date or the work to begin start time and date as listed on the
  ticket.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 155 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEWIDE ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION CENTER › Section 155-2-007

Current through June 17, 2024
The center shall identify, on a current basis, persons who normally
	 engage in excavation activities and shall publicize on a regular basis:
007.01. The existence and purpose of the
  center; and
007.02. How to learn
  the location of underground facilities before excavation activities
  begin.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 155 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEWIDE ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION CENTER › Section 155-2-008 - Board of Directors

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01.
Appointment
008.01A. A board of
  directors, appointed by the State Fire Marshal, shall oversee operation of the
  center.
008.01B. The State Fire
  Marshal shall develop and publish an application form for appointment to the
  One Call Board of Directors. This form shall be published on the State Fire
  Marshal website.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 1 - SCOPE › Section 156-1-001

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations shall apply to buildings and facilities which are
	 newly constructed for first occupancy and to alterations of existing buildings
	 and facilities used by the public.
001.01 For the purposes of these regulations,
  alterations of an existing building or facility used by the public shall
  include remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic
  restoration, changes or rearrangement in structural parts or elements, and
  changes or rearrangements in the plan or configuration of the height of walls
  or partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting, wallpapering, asbestos
  removal, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems shall not be
  considered alterations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 1 - SCOPE › Section 156-1-002 - Exemptions and Exclusions

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations shall not apply to any private club (except to the
	 extent that the facilities of the private club are made available to customers
	 or patrons of a place of public accommodation), or to any religious
	 entity.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 1 - SCOPE › Section 156-1-003

Current through June 17, 2024
For purposes of these regulations, terms shall be defined according to
	 28 Code of Federal Regulations (.C.F.R.) Part 36.104, which is attached and
	 hereby adopted by reference.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 2 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-2-001 - Commercial Facilities Located in Private Residences

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 When a commercial facility is located
  in a private residence, the portion of the residence used exclusively as a
  residence is not covered by this chapter, but that portion used exclusively in
  the operation of the commercial facility or that portion used both for the
  commercial facility and for residential purposes is covered by the new
  construction and alterations requirements of this chapter.
001.02 The portion of the residence covered
  under 001.01 above extends to those elements used to enter the commercial
  facility, including the homeowner's front sidewalk, if any, the door or
  entryway, and hallways; and those portions of the residence, interior or
  exterior, available to or used by employees or visitors of the commercial
  facility, including restrooms.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 2 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-2-002 - Exceptions for Structural Impracticability

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 Full compliance with the requirements
  of this section is not required where an entity can demonstrate that it is
  structurally impracticable to meet the requirements. Full compliance will be
  considered structurally impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the
  unique characteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation of accessibility
  features.
002.02 If full compliance
  with this chapter would be structurally impracticable, compliance with this
  section is required to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. In
  that case, any portion of the facility that can be made accessible shall be
  made accessible to the extent that it is not structurally
  impracticable.
002.03 If providing
  accessibility in conformance with this chapter to individuals with certain
  disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would be structurally
  impracticable, accessibility shall nonetheless be ensured to persons with other
  types of disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches or who have sight, hearing
  or mental impairments) in accordance with this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 2 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-2-003 - Elevator Exemption

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 For purposes of this section:
003.01A. Professional office of a health care
  provider means a location where a person or entity regulated by a State to
  provide professional services related to the physical or mental health of an
  individual makes such services available to the public. The facility housing
  the .professional office of a health care provider. only includes floor levels
  housing at least one health care provider, or any floor level designed or
  intended for use by at least one health care provider.
003.01B. Shopping Center or Shopping Mall
  Means:
003.01B1. A building housing five or
  more sales or rental establishments; or
003.01B2. A series of buildings on a common
  site, either under common ownership or common control or developed either as
  one project or as a series of related projects, housing five or more sales or
  rental establishments. The facility housing a .shopping center or shopping
  mall. only includes floor levels housing at least one sales or rental
  establishment, or any floor level designed or intended for use by at least one
  sales or rental establishment.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Alteration to existing buildings and facilities shall be made so as to
	 ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions of the
	 facility are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities,
	 including individuals who use wheelchairs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-002

Current through June 17, 2024
If existing elements, spaces, or common areas are altered, then each
	 such altered element, space, or area shall comply with the applicable
	 provisions of chapter 4 of this title.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-003

Current through June 17, 2024
To the maximum extent feasible. The phrase, .to the maximum extent
	 feasible,. as used in this section, applies to the occasional case where the
	 nature of an existing facility makes it virtually impossible to comply fully
	 with applicable accessibility standards through a planned alteration. In these
	 circumstances, the alteration shall provide the maximum physical accessibility
	 feasible. Any altered features of the facility that can be made accessible. If
	 providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with
	 certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would not be feasible,
	 the facility shall be made accessible to persons with other types of
	 disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or
	 hearing, or those who have other impairments).
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-004 - Alterations: Path of Travel

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 An alteration that affects or could
  affect the usability of or the access to an area of a facility that contains a
  primary function shall be made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent
  feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the restrooms, telephones,
  and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and
  usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use
  wheelchairs, unless the cost and scope of such alterations is disproportionate
  to the cost of the overall alteration.
004.02 Primary Function
A primary function is a major activity for which the facility is
	 intended. Areas that contain a primary function include, but are not limited
	 to, the customer services lobby of a bank, the dining area of a cafeteria, the
	 meeting rooms in a conference center, as well as offices and other work areas
	 in which the activities of the public accommodation or other private entity
	 using the facility are carried out. Mechanical rooms, boiler rooms, supply
	 storage rooms, employee lounges or locker rooms, janitorial closets, entrances,
	 corridors and restrooms are not areas containing a primary function.
004.03 Alterations to an
  Area containing a primary function.
004.03A.
  Alterations that affect the usability of or access to an area containing a
  primary function include, but are not limited to:
004.03A1. Remodeling merchandise display
  areas or employee work areas in a department store;
004.03A2. Replacing an inaccessible floor
  surface in the customer service or employee work areas of a bank;
004.03A3. Redesigning the assembly line area
  of a factory; or
004.03A4.
  Installing a computer center in an accounting firm.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-005 - Alterations: Elevator Exemption

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 This section does not require the
  installation of an elevator in an altered facility that is less than three
  stories or has less than 3,000 square feet per story, except with respect to
  any facility that houses a shopping center, a shopping mall, the professional
  office of a health care provider, a terminal, depot, or other station used for
  specified public transportation, or an airport passenger terminal.
005.01A. For the purposes of this section,
  .professional office of a health care provider. means a location where a person
  or entity regulated by a State to provide professional services related to the
  physical or mental health of an individual makes such services available to the
  public. The facility that houses a .professional office of a health care
  provider. only includes floor levels housing at least one health care provider,
  or any floor level designed or intended for use by at least one health care
  provider.
005.01B. For the purposes
  of this section, shopping center or shopping mall means:
005.01B1. A building housing five or more
  sales or rental establishments; or
005.01B2. A series of buildings on a common
  site, connected by a common pedestrian access route above or below the ground
  floor, that is either under common ownership or common control or developed
  either as one project or as a series of related projects, housing five or more
  sales or rental establishments. The facility housing a .shopping center or
  shopping mall. only includes floor levels housing at least one sales or rental
  establishment, or any floor level designed or intended for use by at least one
  sales or rental establishment.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-006 - Alterations: Historic Preservation

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Alterations to buildings or facilities
  that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under
  the National Historic Preservation Act (
  16 USC 470
  et seq.), or are designated as historic under the State or local law, shall
  comply to the maximum extent feasible with section 4.1.7 of chapter 4 of this
  title.
006.02 If it is determined
  under the procedures set out in section 4.1.7 of chapter 4 that it is not
  feasible to provide physical access to an historic property that is a place of
  public accommodation in a manner that will not threaten or destroy the historic
  significance of the building or facility, alternative methods of access shall
  be provided.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 3 - ALTERATIONS › Section 156-3-007 - Standards for New Construction and Alterations

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01 New construction and alterations
  subject to this title shall comply with the standards for accessible design in
  chapter 4 of this title.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 4 - ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC and COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Section 156-4-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Appendix A to Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations
	 (CFR), Part 36 is hereby adopted by reference. The full text of these
	 regulations are available for viewing at the office of the State Fire Marshal,
	 246 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-1804, and at the Nebraska
	 Secretary of State, Rules and Regulations Division, Room 343, State Capitol,
	 Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 5 - EFFECTIVE DATE › Section 156-5-001

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations shall apply to all plans submitted for review on or
	 after October 1, 1994. Buildings and facilities newly constructed for first
	 occupancy on or after January 1, 1995 shall comply with these regulations
	 notwithstanding the date of submittal of plans for review.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 6 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 156-6-002

Current through June 17, 2024
When no building code plan review is conducted by a political
	 subdivision, and plans are reviewed solely for fire code regulations, the State
	 Fire Marshal shall be responsible for enforcement of this
	 title.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 7 - SCOPE › Section 156-7-001

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations apply to newly constructed buildings consisting of
	 four or more dwelling units.
001.01
  For the purposes of these regulations, additions to existing buildings will be
  considered new construction
001.02
  For the purposes of these regulations, no distinctions will be made based on
  ownership These regulations will apply to any building housing four or more
  dwelling units regardless of whether the units are privately owned, leased or
  rented.
001.03 For the purposes of
  these regulations, continuing care facilities may be viewed as multi-family
  dwellings based on unit use, length of stay, and other services within the
  facility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 7 - SCOPE › Section 156-7-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Terms shall be defined according to 24 Code of Federal Regulations
	 (CFR) 100.201, attached as ATTACHMENT .A. and in the Federal Register, Volume
	 56, Number 44, March 6, 1991, pages 9499 to 9507, entitled
Fair Housing
	 Accessibility Guidelines
, which is attached as ATTACHMENT .B. Both
	 ATTACHMENTS .A. and .B. are attached hereto and are incorporated and adopted by
	 reference into Title 156.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 8 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-8-001 - Covered Multi-Family Dwellings

Current through June 17, 2024
All dwellings units in buildings containing four or more units if such
	 buildings have one or more elevators and all ground floor dwellings units in
	 other buildings containing four or more units shall be covered by these
	 regulations.
001.01 A ground floor is
  a floor of a building with an entrance on an accessible route. The ground floor
  may or may not be at grade and all multi-family dwellings with four or more
  units shall have at least one ground floor.
001.02 If more than one-story is designed
  with an accessible entrance or on an accessible route, then each story becomes
  a ground floor and all units on those stories are covered.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 8 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-8-002 - Multi-Story, Multi-Family Dwelling Units

Current through June 17, 2024
To be a covered unit, all of the finished living space must be on the
	 ground floor unless the multi-story unit is located within a building which has
	 an elevator or elevators, in which case, the primary entry level of the unit is
	 covered.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 8 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-8-003 - Private Ownership

Current through June 17, 2024
These regulations shall apply to the design and construction of
	 covered multi-family dwellings regardless of whether the building or unit is
	 designed or constructed for sale, rent or lease.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 8 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Section 156-8-004 - Continuing Care

Current through June 17, 2024
Continuing care facilities shall be covered by these regulations if
	 the facility is used as a residence and is not a licensed health-care facility
	 primarily used to prolong or sustain human life.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 9 - ALTERATIONS and ADDITIONS › Section 156-9-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Additions to a building or facility shall comply with the standards set
	 forth by Chapter 10 of Title 156. Additions will be considered new
	 construction.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 10 - ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS › Section 156-10-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Covered multi-family shall be designed and constructed according to the
	 most current uniform guidelines and amendments found in Title 24 of the Code of
	 Federal Regulations (.C.F.R..), Section 100. 205. This document is attached
	 hereto as ATTACHMENT .A. and is incorporated and adopted by reference.
	 Specifications and design guidelines regarding 24 C.F.R. . 100.205 may found in
	 the Federal Register, Volume 56, Number 44, March 6, 1991, pages 9502 to 9515,
	 which are attached hereto as ATTACHMENT .B. and are incorporated and adopted by
	 reference.
The full text of these regulations is available for viewing or inquiry
	 at the three offices of the Nebraska State Fire Marshal, located at 246 So.
	 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 (402) 471-2027, or District .B. office at
	 438 West Market, Albion, NE 68620, (402) 395-2164 or at the District .C. office
	 at the Craft State Office Building, 200 So. Silber, North Platte Nebraska
	 69101, (308) 535-8181. Copies are also located at the Office of the Secretary
	 of State, Rules and Regulations Division, Room 343, Nebraska State Capitol,
	 Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 12 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 156-12-002

Current through June 17, 2024
Plans reviewed by a political subdivision in a second-class city or
	 village shall have the option to defer enforcement to the State Fire Marshal,
	 so long as this intent is placed in writing and delivered to the State Fire
	 Marshal= s Office prior to the date of plan submittal.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 156 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES › Chapter 12 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 156-12-003

Current through June 17, 2024
When no building code plan review is conducted by a political
	 subdivision and plans are reviewed solely for fire codes regulations, the State
	 Fire Marshal shall be responsible to enforcement of this
	 title.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-001 - Distributor

Current through June 17, 2024
Distributor shall mean any person engaged in the business of making
	 sales of fireworks at wholesale in this state to any person engaged in the
	 business of making sales of fireworks as a jobber, retailer or
	 both.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-003 - Retailer

Current through June 17, 2024
Retailer shall mean any person engaged in the business of making sales
	 of fireworks at retail to consumers or to persons other than distributors or
	 jobbers. A retail license shall not be used to purchase fireworks for personal
	 use outside the June 24 to July 5 selling window.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-005 - Fireworks

Current through June 17, 2024
Fireworks shall mean any composition or device designed for the purpose
	 of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration or
	 detonation and which meets the definition of common or special fireworks set
	 forth by the United States Department of Transportation in Title 49, Code of
	 Federal Regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-006 - Common Fireworks

Current through June 17, 2024
Common fireworks shall mean any small firework device designed to
	 produce visible effects by combustion and which is required to comply with the
	 construction, chemical composition and labeling regulations of the United
	 States Consumer Product Safety Commission set forth in Title 16, Code of
	 Federal Regulations, small devices designed to produce audible effects such as
	 whistling devices, ground devices containing fifty milligrams or less of
	 explosive composition and aerial devices and firecrackers containing one
	 hundred thirty milligrams (130 mg.) or less of explosive composition. Class C
	 explosives as classified by the United States Department of Transportation
	 shall be considered common fireworks.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-007 - Display Fireworks

Current through June 17, 2024
Display fireworks shall mean those materials manufactured exclusively
	 for use in public exhibitions or displays of fireworks designed to produce
	 visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation. Display
	 fireworks shall include, but not be limited to, firecrackers containing more
	 than one hundred thirty milligrams (130 mg.) of explosive composition, aerial
	 shells containing more than forty grams {40 g.) of explosive composition and
	 other display pieces which exceed the limits for classification as common
	 fireworks. Class B explosives as classified by the United States Department of
	 Transportation shall be considered display fireworks. Display fireworks shall
	 be considered an explosive as defined in section
	 28-1213
	 and shall be subject to sections
	 28-1213
	 to
	 28-1239,
	 except that display fireworks may be purchased, received and discharged by the
	 holder of an approved display permit issued pursuant to section
	 28-1239.01.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-008 - Permissible Fireworks

Current through June 17, 2024
Permissible fireworks shall mean only sparklers, Vesuvius fountains,
	 spray fountains, torches, color fire cones, star and comet type color aerial
	 shells without explosive charge for the purpose of making a noise, lady
	 fingers, not to exceed seven-eights of an inch in length or one-eighth inch in
	 diameter, total explosive composition not to exceed fifty milligrams (50 mg.)
	 each in weight, color wheels and any other fireworks approved by the State Fire
	 Marshal. Permissible fireworks shall mean only those fireworks annually listed
	 and promulgated by the State Fire Marshal in Title 157, Chapter 8, "Fireworks
	 Acceptable in the State of Nebraska for the Year 19____".
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-010 - Aerial Pyrotechnic Shells

Current through June 17, 2024
A cylindrical or spherical cartridge containing pyrotechnic
	 composition, a long fuse and a black powder lift charge. Shells shall not
	 exceed six inches (6") in outside diameter unless they are to be electrically
	 ignited.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-012 - Display Permits

Current through June 17, 2024
Display permits shall be issued by the State Fire Marshal upon review
	 and approval of applications by persons wishing to hold a public exhibition or
	 display. Display permit applications must be accompanied by a $ 10.00
	 application fee.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 157-1-014 - Engaged in the Business of Making Sales of Fireworks

Current through June 17, 2024
The phrase "engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks" shall
	 mean or indicate that the person or entity referred to holds the proper license
	 for whatever type of business that person or entity shall be in, whether he or
	 she be licensed in Nebraska as a distributor, jobber, or
	 retailer.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS LIST › Section 157-2-001

Current through June 17, 2024
The State Fire Marshal will maintain an annually updated list of
	 fireworks approved for use in the State of Nebraska. Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1241
	 lists certain fireworks as being permissible and 28-1247 instructs the State
	 Fire Marshal to add such fireworks to this list as he or she deems proper. This
	 chapter outlines procedures to be followed by the State Fire Marshal in the
	 approval of the permissible fireworks list.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS LIST › Section 157-2-002

Current through June 17, 2024
All persons licensed to sell fireworks in Nebraska who wish to sell
	 fireworks not found on the current permissible fireworks list shall submit
	 samples of those types of fireworks to the State Fire Marshal's office for
	 safety testing.
002.01 All sample
  submissions must be made between August 1st and September 1st.
002.02 Safety testing will take place during
  September or October of each year. Such testing will be conducted to determine
  the sample's compliance with subsection (5) of Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1241 and
  whether the sample is safe for general use.
002.03 All persons submitting samples to be
  tested will be notified of the time and location of the safety test. All
  persons are free to attend the testing, but are not required to be
  present.
002.04 Only fireworks
  which do not appear on the current permissible fireworks list should be
  submitted for testing. Any firework which is to be removed from the list will
  be removed only after the public hearing is held to adopt the annual
  list.
002.05 All persons licensed
  to sell fireworks in Nebraska will only be allowed to submit twenty (20) new
  pyrotechnic or fireworks items for the State Fire Marshal annual safety testing
  shoot.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS LIST › Section 157-2-003

Current through June 17, 2024
All fireworks which are tested and determined to be in compliance with
	 section
	 28-1241
	 and safe for general use shall be adopted and promulgated by the State Fire
	 Marshal as part of the permissible fireworks list.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS LIST › Section 157-2-004

Current through June 17, 2024
The State Fire Marshal shall publish the updated permissible fireworks
	 list in January of each year. The list will be effective for that calendar
	 year.
004.01 The list will be sent to
  all licensees and to anyone who requests a copy of the list from the State Fire
  Marshal's office. Copies of the list will also be available for inspection at
  the State Fire Marshal's office during business hours.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 2 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS LIST › Section 157-2-005

Current through June 17, 2024
The following novelty items, snakes and sparklers, do not require a
	 permit to be sold in Nebraska:
Auto Jokers/Foolers
Bang Matches
Blaster Balls
Boobey Traps/Pulling Fireworks
Cap Guns and Caps
Champagne Party Poppers
Cigarette Loads
Magnum Pistol Popper
Snappers - Novelty-type ONLY
Sparkle Matches
Smoke Items (all balls, cartridges, or other devices designed to
	 produce smoke of one or more color -(010.)
Snakes and Charmers (011.)
Wire Sparklers - Gold, Silver or Colored, #8 ONLY Xmas Party
	 Popper
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 3 - DISPLAY and NON-PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS-LIMITATIONS › Section 157-3-002

Current through June 17, 2024
As a general rule, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess,
	 sell, offer for sale, bring into this state, or discharge any fireworks other
	 than permissible fireworks. Exceptions to this provision are found in
N.R.S.
§
									28-1245
	 (1995 Reissue) and guidelines to those exceptions are provided in the remainder
	 of this chapter.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 3 - DISPLAY and NON-PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS-LIMITATIONS › Section 157-3-003

Current through June 17, 2024
Any display fireworks to be used for purposes of public exhibitions or
	 displays and purchased from a licensed distributor will not be subject to
	 penalties as prescribed by
N.R.S.
§
									28-1244
	 (1995-Reissue). The following procedures shall be complied with by all persons
	 intending to use this exception.
003.01 Display permits shall be obtained by
  any person or organization intending to publicly exhibit or display fireworks.
003.01A. Display permit application forms may
  be obtained only from the State Fire Marshal's office, and must be accompanied
  by a fee of ten dollars ($ 10.00).
003.01B. All display permit application forms
  must be completed in their entirety and submitted at least ten (10) business
  days prior to the proposed display date. Any application submitted less than
  ten (10) business days before the proposed display date may be
  denied.
003.01C. Incomplete
  application forms shall not be approved and will be returned to the applicant
  for completion.
003.01D. Copies of
  the approved application form will be sent to the distributor of the fireworks,
  the person in charge of the display and one copy will be filed in the State
  Fire Marshal's Office.
003.01E.
  Display permit applications may be denied when any portion of the completed
  application form is not in compliance with Nebraska statutes or these rules and
  regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 3 - DISPLAY and NON-PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS-LIMITATIONS › Section 157-3-004

Current through June 17, 2024
Penalty provisions of
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§
									28-1244
	 (Reissue 1995) do not apply to licensed distributors who bring non-permissible
	 fireworks into the state solely for storage and are held for resale outside of
	 the state.
004.01 This exception
  applies only when the person bringing non-permissible fireworks into the state
  is a licensed distributor.
004.02
  All such fireworks must be handled and stored in accordance with NFPA 1124,
Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, and Storage of
  Fireworks
, as adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 3 - DISPLAY and NON-PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS-LIMITATIONS › Section 157-3-005

Current through June 17, 2024
Penalty provisions of
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§
									28-1244
	 (Reissue 1995) shall not apply to fireworks used for agricultural purposes when
	 such fireworks are obtained from a licensed distributor with written
	 authorization from the State Fire Marshal.
005.01 Such written authorization must be
  from the State Fire Marshal to any holder of a distributor's license.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 3 - DISPLAY and NON-PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS-LIMITATIONS › Section 157-3-006

Current through June 17, 2024
Penalty provisions of
Neb. Rev. Stat.
§
									28-1244
	 (Reissue 1995) shall not apply to toy cap pistols or toy caps when such caps do
	 not contain more than twenty-five hundredths of a grain of explosive
	 material.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 4 - Licensing - Requirements and Penalties › Section 157-4-001 - Scope

Current through June 17, 2024
This chapter details procedures for obtaining distributor, jobber,
	 retailer licenses for fireworks. This chapter also sets out obligations of
	 license holders and procedures for license denial, suspension and revocation.
	 Display and Public Display Operator license provisions are found in Chapter 3
	 of these regulations.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 4 - Licensing - Requirements and Penalties › Section 157-4-003

Current through June 17, 2024
All application forms shall be filled out completely and returned to
	 the State Fire Marshal for approval.
003.01 License amount varies depending on the
  type of license applied for.
003.01A.
  Distributor's license shall be $ 500.00.
003.01B. Jobber's license shall be $ 200.00.
003.01C. Retailer's license shall
  be $ 25.00.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 4 - Licensing - Requirements and Penalties › Section 157-4-005

Current through June 17, 2024
Denial of a license application may be made whenever statutory or
	 regulatory provisions are not complied with by the applicant.
005.01 Application denial may also be based
  on any suspension or revocation of a fireworks license previously held by the
  applicant.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 4 - Licensing - Requirements and Penalties › Section 157-4-006

Current through June 17, 2024
Failure to comply with state statutes and regulations regarding
	 fireworks may result in suspension or revocation of a fireworks license. A
	 license holder may request a hearing to appeal a suspension or revocation of
	 his/her license.
006.01 Fireworks
  licenses shall be revoked immediately upon discovery of sale of non-permissible
  fireworks. All non-permissible fireworks shall be confiscated and held as
  evidence. Remaining firework inventory may be held by the State Fire Marshal
  and shall be sold or otherwise disposed of only under the supervision of the
  State Fire Marshal and in a manner consistent with all applicable regulations.
  Persons found selling non-permissible fireworks shall be ineligible to obtain a
  fireworks license for five years.
006.02 Persons selling permissible fireworks
  without a license shall immediately cease all retail and wholesale operations.
  Remaining firework inventory may be held by the State Fire Marshal and shall be
  sold or otherwise disposed of only under the supervision of the State Fire
  Marshal and in a manner consistent with all applicable regulations. Persons
  found selling permissible fireworks without a license shall be ineligible to
  obtain a firework license for two years.
006.03 An appeal of a license revocation or
  suspension must be made within ten days of notice of such revocation or
  suspension.
006.04 All appeals
  hearings shall conform generally to the Nebraska Administrative Procedures Act
  and to the Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Rules of Practice and Procedure, as
  adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 5 - ENFORCEMENT › Section 157-5-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Failure to comply with the requirements of these regulations may be
	 grounds for administrative enforcement proceedings as provided by Neb. Rev.
	 Stat. 84-901 et seq. (Reissue 1987) or penalties in criminal proceedings
	 brought in the discretion of the County Attorney or Attorney General pursuant
	 to Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1241 to 28-1252 (Reissue 1989) .
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 6 - SEVERABILITY › Section 157-6-001

Current through June 17, 2024
If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of these regulations
	 shall be held invalid, it shall be conclusively presumed that the State Fire
	 Marshal would have enacted the remainder of these regulations not directly
	 related to such clause, paragraph, subsection or section.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 7 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEAL OF EARLIER RULES › Section 157-7-001

Current through June 17, 2024
These rules and regulations shall become effective five (5) days after
	 filing with the Reviser of Regulations and the Secretary of State. Upon
	 adoption of these rules and regulations, prior, inconsistent rules and
	 regulations shall be repealed.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-001

Current through June 17, 2024
Please be advised that the following fireworks have been approved by
	 the Nebraska State Fire Marshal for sale and discharge. New items for
2010
are listed in
BOLD
print.
Fireworks not listed or described in this Chapter are NOT PERMISSIBLE.
	 Individuals found in possession or attempting to buy, sell, transport or
	 manufacture illegal fireworks will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
	 law.
All Distributors, Jobbers or Retailers MUST complete a Fireworks
	 License Application prior to the purchase, delivery and sale of permissible
	 fireworks. Retail applications postmarked or submitted after June
	 10th of any year must include a fifty-dollar ($
	 50.00 ) late fee. Please check with your city or village officials because
	 their license and fireworks requirements may vary from the State Fire Marshal's
	 rules and regulations. Fireworks may only be purchased from licensed
	 distributor.
Applications are now available online at
www.sfm.ne.gov
.
Any fireworks that are shot into the air must be destroyed in the air
	 and not come to the ground hot or with flames. Items that have inserts are
	 acceptable only if the inserts come to the ground cool and appear on this
	 approved list.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-003 - Firecrackers

Current through June 17, 2024
Firecrackers cannot contain more than 50 milligrams of explosive
	 composition.
Firecrackers longer than one (1") inch with water-resistant safety
	 fuses are not permissible.
Unless specifically named below, any individual firecrackers dimensions
	 cannot exceed 2 inches (2") in length and three-eight of an inch (3/8") in
	 diameter.
1.4 G Explosive
Hale Bomb Tube Cracker
Baby Magic Blooms
Hammer Cracker
BAMMER CRACKER (36)
Hexagon Cracker
Bammer Cracker 12
Jumbo M-5000
Bammer Cracker 72
Lotus Bomb
Big Bomb Jumbo Cracker- TNT
Lotus Bomb Large Size
Big Red Cracker
M/2KTube Cracker
Black Cat Banger
M-150 Salute
Boomsticks
M-150 Tube Cracker
Bullet Cracker
M-2 Crackers
Center Firecracker
M-60 Red Devil
Cherry Salute Crackers
M-60, M-70, M-88, M-90, M-1000, and M-
Cracker Tracker
5000
Crazy Bomb
M777 Cracker
Da Bomb
M-98 Blasting Cap
Dixie Dynamite
Machine Gun Cracker
Dynabomb Firecrackers
Mad Dog Cracker
Dyno Mighty Stick
Magnum Cracker
Dyno-Mite
Max Pop - M-66-Shogun
Electronic Bomb
Mega Cracker
Empress Head Bomb
Mini Bomb
Ground Blaster-TNT
Mini King Bombs
Ground Salute
Nitro-Bomb Tube Cracker
Rhinomite
Snake Bite Stinger
Rockin' Roll
Snake Bite Three Stage Cracker-Winda
Rolling Thunder
Spy In The Sky
Salute to Sam
Stinger
Seven Shooter
The Bomb
Seventh Heaven
The Bomb Squad
Sidekicks-Red Rhino
The Detonator
Silver Bullet
The Half-Stick Smoking Cracker
Silver Salute Firecracker
The Nuke
Silver Slug
Thunder Crackle
Snake Bite Bullet Buster
Titanium Cracker-TN
Snake Bite Sonic Shock-Winda
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-004 - Fountains and Torches

Current through June 17, 2024
All
coned, boxed and base fountain devices are
	 permissible and may not be listed by name unless listed
	 below.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-005 - Novelties

Current through June 17, 2024
Items such as auto jokers/foolers, bang matches, black snakes, caps,
	 cap guns, cartridges or other devices designed to produce smoke of one or more
	 colors, champagne party poppers, Christmas party poppers, cigarette loads,
	 color snakes, glow snakes, magnum pistol popper, pop-pops, smoke balls,
	 snappers, sparkle matches, sparklers (8" or less silver and gold only), and
	 other similar devices by other names are not regulated and thereby have no
	 restrictions concerning license or restricted date of sales.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-006 - Parachutes

Current through June 17, 2024
Daytime Parachutes ONLY. Parachutes or parachute inserts cannot hit the
	 ground either on fire or hot.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-010 - Sparklers (All Lengths)

Current through June 17, 2024
Wire Sparklers: Only silver or gold colored wire sparklers will be
	 permitted. Wood or Bamboo handled sparklers of any color will also be
	 permitted.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-011 - Spinner and Wheel Items

Current through June 17, 2024
B-l Bomber w. Stars - China
13" Wheel
Baby Magic Bloom
2 COLOR SPACESHIP
Black Cat Fire Dance
American Flyers
Black Cat Four-Wheel Drive
Artificial Satellite - Hopkee
Black Cat Ground Bloom
Awesome Little Blossom
Black Cat Little Big Top
Black Cat Spin City
Multiple Dancing Flower Pot
Black Cat Twister
Night Owls
Black Cat Wailing Wheel
Peace Maker l-China
Black Cat Whirlwind
Peacekeepers-Brothers
Black Cat-Disco Spinners
Rainbow Triangle Wheel
Bright Minded Ball
Rainbow Wheel
buzz bomb
Rising Wheel
Camellia Flowers - Small and Large
Roto Rooster-China
Cascade Ground Flowers
Saturn Spinner
Circus Fireworks
Screaming Wheel
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
Showtime-Googles
Color Changing Wheel
Showtime-Zips
Color Wheel
Silver Wheel
Colorful Plates
Snake Bite Flying Rage-Hopkee/Boomers
Colorful Wheel
Snake Bite Jet Set
Conch
Snake Bite Lazer Eyes-Hopkee/Boomers
Crackling Ground Bloom
Snake Bite Space Zipper
Crazy Eye Balls-TNT
Sonic Jack-United Pyro
Crazy Ground Hog XLG
SPACE FLYER
Dancing Butterflies
Space Flyer-China
Dancing Fresh Flowers
Space Invader
DARTS
Space Station
Dizzy Demon Spinner
Sparkling Wheel
Escape From Mothership
Speed Balls
Eye Ball Buzz-Shogun
Spinning Fireballs
Ferris Wheel
Spinning Jimma
Fiery Eye
Spinning on Dubs-World Class
Fire Ants
Spinning Ring
Flashing Wheel
Sunflower (small and large) -Boomer
Flower Rings
Sunflower in Bloom
Flowers in Full Flourish
Sunflower in Bloom
Flying Diamonds
Tasmanian Devil
FLYING FAN
The Globe
Flying Ground Bloom
Tiger Tails
Galaxy Cyclone-Cannon
Top Fireworks
Ground Bloom Flower
Topsy Turvey Spinners
Ground Covered with Red Lights
Tri Rotation
Gyro-Blooms
Triangle Wheel -4 oz
Happy Lamp - Small and Large
Triangular Chrysanthemum
Harvest Fruit/Magic Ball
Turbo Props
Hula Hoops
Twister Stix-Cannon
International Space Spinner-Brothers
UFO
Jack in the Box-United Pyro
UFO-Red Rhino
Jumping Bugs
Vulcan Three Shot Rack #300 and
Jumping Cat
#500
Jumping Jack
#DUU
Jumping Wheel
Wasp
Lady Bugs
Whistling Chaser
Lightning Fly-Red Rhino
Whistling Tri-Rotating Wheel
Lotus - #1, 2 and 3
Whistling Wheel
Mad Hatter
Zig Zag Zoom - Hopkee
Magic Balloon
Zingers
Magic Gems-Red Rhino
Zippers
Magic Three and Four Rings
Zoomers
Moon and Star Wheel - 2 and 3 Drivers
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - FIRE MARSHAL, STATE › Title 157 - STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 8 - PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA FOR 2010 › Section 157-8-012 - Roman Candles and Starlights

Current through June 17, 2024
All 5 to 10 shot Roman Candles or Starlights, with or without report
	 are permissible.
All Roman Candles or Starlights MUST HAVE A SPIKE inserted in the
	 non-firing end at the time of display in the retail stand.
These
	 fireworks are intended for ground placement and firing in a safe
	 direction.