california health & safety code - Office of the State Fire Marshal ...

Chapter 6
PERMITS
Sec.
12640. Necessity of permit.
12641. Safe and sane fireworks; emergency signaling devices; permit not
required.
12642. Duration of permit.
12643. Application.
12644. License as prerequisite.
12645. Investigation and report.
12646. Grant or denial of permit.
12647. Delegation of power to grant or deny application; appeal from denial;
action by board.
12648. Application for permit for public display of fireworks; investigation.
12649. Submission of license; proof of compensation insurance.
12650. Lawful sale to permittee.
12651. Transportation of fireworks or pyrotechnic devices; approved routes.
12652. Transportation permit.
12653. Application for transportation permit.
12654. Carriers not required to obtain transportation permit.
12640. Necessity of permit
In any case where this chapter requires that a permit be obtained from the
State Fire Marshal, or in any case where the public agency having local
jurisdiction requires pursuant to this chapter that a permit be obtained, any
licensee shall possess a valid permit before performing any of the
following:
(a) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, storing, possessing, or selling
dangerous fireworks at wholesale.
(b) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, storing, selling at wholesale and
retail safe and sane fireworks and transporting safe and sane fireworks,
except that a transportation permit shall not be required for safe and sane
fireworks possessed by retail licensees.
(c) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, possessing, storing, transporting,
using, selling at wholesale and retail, those fireworks classified by the
State Fire Marshal as agricultural and wildlife fireworks.
(d) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, possessing, storing, selling at
wholesale and retail, model rocket engines.
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