North Carolina § 58-82A-1 - State Fire Marshal establish pyrotechnic safety guidelines.

§ 58-82A-1. State Fire Marshal establish pyrotechnic safety guidelines.

Guidelines. - The Commissioner of Insurance through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the State Fire and Rescue Commission, must establish guidelines, testing, and training requirements for the following: Individuals who assist a display operator with the exhibition, use, handling, or discharge of pyrotechnics in connection with a concert or public exhibition authorized under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes. Individuals seeking to obtain a display operator license, proximate audience display operator license, or assistant display operator license under this Article. Definitions. - The definitions in G.S. 14-410 apply in this Article. Rule making. - The Commissioner may adopt rules to implement this Article. History (2009-507, s. 3; 2010-22, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2010-22, s. 9(a)-(c) provides: "(a) The Commissioner of Insurance may issue a temporary display operator's license to any individual who meets the following qualifications: "(1) Is at least 21 years of age. "(2) Provides evidence of completion of a minimum of six North Carolina permitted displays within the past 10 years. "(b) A temporary display operator's license issued pursuant to this section shall be issued to a person only one time and shall be valid for 30 days after issuance. A person issued a temporary license shall take the written exam required by Article 82A of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes and complete the training program approved by the Commissioner for pyrotechnic displays, or another program the Commissioner determines to be substantially equivalent, no later than the earlier of September 30, 2010, or 60 days after the effective date of this act. Any person not in compliance with this section shall not be allowed to apply for a license until after September 30, 2011. In no event shall a temporary license be issued after July 31, 2010. "(c) The fee for a temporary display operator's license is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each license issued." Session Laws 2010-22, s. 10, provides: "The Rules Review Commission shall not disapprove any rule adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance that requires successful passage of an examination for pyrotechnics operator under this act." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-22, s. 1, effective October 1, 2010, in the introductory language in subsection (a), inserted "Commissioner of Insurance through the Office of the"; and in subdivision (a)(2), substituted "seeking to obtain a display operator license" for "seeking to obtain a display operator permit" and inserted "proximate audience display operator license, or assistant display operator license."