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Topic: Fireworks
Question:
Fireworks, what is allowed and what is illegal for the consumer?
Answer:
Fireworks are placed in two categories: 1 Consumer fireworks and 2
Display Fireworks.
Consumer fireworks:
All consumer fireworks distributers shall have a permit from the
State Fire Marshal’s Office and have a proof of registration on hand
at all times. A $50 dollar fee to the Office of the State Fire
Marshal is required to sell consumer fireworks.
Consumer fireworks
legal in the State of Illinois and in the City of Lincoln consist of
the following: Unregulated novelty fireworks such as snakes, glow
worms, smoke devices, trick noise makers: party poppers, booby
traps, snappers, trick matches, cigarette loads and auto burglar
alarms. Sparklers, toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other
devices in which paper or plastic caps containing .25 grains or less
of exploding compound are used, provided they are constructed so
that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when exploded.
These are considered novelty fireworks and sale and use is permitted
at all times.
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Approved consumer
fireworks must comply with the consumer product safety commission
and be labeled as 1.4G consumer or 1.4S UN0337 outdoor consumer use
fireworks. These fireworks must be ground mounted No hand held
fireworks and are limited to the following: Cones including
showers of sparks, fountains and repeaters (Cakes). Mines, comets,
tubes, shells, fancy floral and parachutes are designed to have low
level aerial effects as long as they do not exceed 40 grams of
charge and 20 grams of lift charge.
Illegal fireworks
consist of: hand held fireworks, bottle rockets, firecrackers, sky
rockets, roman candles, Chasers, buzz bombs, helicopters, missiles
pin wheels and planes.
Display fireworks
are only allowed by professional and licensed users.
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