Report Title:

Fireworks; Counties

Description:

Authorizes the respective county councils to enact more stringent fireworks laws than those imposed by state fireworks law, chapter 132D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2719
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO FIREWORKS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to authorize the respective county councils to enact more stringent fireworks laws than those imposed by chapter 132D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     SECTION 2.  Section 132D-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§132D‑17  Inconsistent county ordinances, rules.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no county shall enact ordinances or adopt any rules regulating fireworks or articles pyrotechnic, except as required in this chapter, that is inconsistent with or [more] less restrictive than, the provisions of this chapter.  Any ordinances and rules regulating fireworks or articles pyrotechnic that were enacted or adopted by a county before March 31, 1995, except those provisions [which] that are not inconsistent with, or [more] less restrictive than those of this chapter, are declared void."

SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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