Oklahoma § 68-1633 - Inspection and certification of Display Fireworks

§ 68-1633. Inspection and certification of Display Fireworks

facilities.

No person shall engage in the business of manufacturing Display

Fireworks without first requesting the State Fire Marshal to conduct

a fire and safety inspection and receiving certification that a

satisfactory inspection was conducted. All manufacturers of Display

Fireworks shall be required to comply with the standards promulgated

by the National Fire Protection Agency, Section 1124-Code for

Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks.

Upon written request of a Display Fireworks manufacturer, the

State Fire Marshal shall, within ten (10) days, conduct a fire and

safety inspection and shall, upon satisfactory inspection, issue

certification of the inspection. Thereafter, the State Fire Marshal

shall conduct a fire and safety inspection at least once every six

(6) months.

Whenever the State Fire Marshal shall find any violation of

NFPA-1124 which would endanger persons or property, the State Fire

Marshal shall immediately order the manufacturing facility closed

until such time as the violations are remedied and a new inspection

and certification takes place.

Any person engaging in the business of manufacturing Display

Fireworks without current certification of a satisfactory fire and

safety inspection or any person refusing to comply with the State

Fire Marshal's order to close a Display Fireworks manufacturing

facility shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be

punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1)

year or by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or

both such fine and imprisonment.

Any person manufacturing Display Fireworks on the effective date

of this act shall, within ninety (90) days, be licensed and

inspected pursuant to this act.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 308, § 5, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985. Amended

by Laws 2010, c. 408, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 2010.