HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1567
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
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:

     (1)  Allow fireworks to be used in film and movie productions with a valid permit and by persons authorized to test, dispose of, or destroy illegal or unwanted fireworks;

     (2)  Establish a permit fee for film and movie production fireworks; and

     (3)  Clarify the dimension requirements for labelling display fireworks.

     SECTION 2.  Section 132D-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§132D-6[]]  Exceptions.  The prohibitions in section 132D-5 do not apply to:

     (1)  The use of flares, noisemakers, or signals for warning, pest control, or illumination purposes by police and fire departments, utility companies, transportation agencies, and other governmental or private agencies or persons, including agricultural operations, in connection with emergencies, their duties, or business; [and]

     (2)  The sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal, commercial, or institutional purposes in athletics or sports[.];

(3) The purchase and use of consumer fireworks, aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic in a film or movie production with a valid permit issued by a county fire department under section 132D-10; and

(4) The testing, disposal, or destruction of illegal or unwanted fireworks by the authority having jurisdiction to do so."

     SECTION 3.  Section 132D-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§132D-10  Permits.  A permit shall be required for the purchase and use of:

     (1)  Any consumer fireworks commonly known as firecrackers upon payment of a fee of $25;

     (2)  Any aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for the purposes of section 132D-16 upon payment of a fee of $110; [and]

     (3)  Any consumer fireworks for the purposes of section 132D-5 or for cultural uses that occur at any time other than during the periods prescribed in section 132D-3(1) upon a payment of a fee of $25[.]; and

(4) Any consumer fireworks, aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic in a film or movie production pursuant to section 132D-6(3) upon payment of a fee of $        ."

     SECTION 4.  Section 132D-16.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Each shell, mine, comet, and multiple tube device, such as finale or barrage boxes, roman candle batteries, or cakes, shall bear a permanent label listing the licensee's name, address, and contact information [to], which shall include the licensee's telephone number or electronic mail address.  The label shall also list the name and business address of the manufacturer.  The label shall be approved by the state fire council and conform to the following standards:

     (1)  Numerals and letters of the printed matter shall be not less than one-eighth of an inch high;

     (2)  Required statements shall be printed in a color that contrasts sharply with the background and shall be printed within a borderline; and

     (3)  The label shall measure at least nine square inches [by nine inches]; provided that if the size of the shell, mine, comet, or multiple tube device is too small to correctly display a label of this size, the label may be reduced to a size no smaller than necessary to properly display the information described in this section."

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

State Fire Council Package; Fireworks

Description:

Allows the purchase and use of fireworks for film and movie productions with a valid permit and by persons authorized to test, dispose of, or destroy illegal or unwanted fireworks.  Establishes a permit fee for film and movie production fireworks.  Clarifies dimension requirements for labelling display fireworks.

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