Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-22-.11 - Sales of Consumer Fireworks
(1) Except as provided for herein, the sale
of consumer fireworks at retail or wholesale locations shall be permitted only
after the seller has obtained a fireworks distributor license.
(2) The fireworks distributor license shall
be posted at a prominent location within each location which sells consumer
fireworks
(3) The wholesale sale of
consumer fireworks shall be conducted from a distribution facility as defined
in NFPA 1124, 2006 edition entitled, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation,
Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, and shall not
be conducted from a consumer fireworks retail sales facility, store, or
temporary stand.
(4) A consumer
fireworks retail sales facility or store shall meet the minimum fire safety and
construction requirements of the 2006 edition of the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 1124 entitled, Code for the Manufacture,
Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic
Articles and as modified herein this chapter. In accordance with the
International Building Code (IBC), consumer fireworks retail
sales facilities and stores having a maximum quantity of consumer fireworks on
hand exceeding 500 pounds gross packaged product weight shall have installed an
NFPA 13 compliant automatic sprinkler system designed as an Ordinary Hazard
Group 2 hazard facility. Where consumer fireworks retail sales facilities and
stores have both a maximum quantity of consumer fireworks on hand exceeding 500
pounds gross packaged product weight and a ceiling height exceeding 16 feet,
the required NFPA 13 compliant automatic sprinkler system shall be designed as
an Extra Hazard Group 1 hazard facility.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, corporation, association, or partnership to sell consumer fireworks or
any items defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section
25-10-1 to any person under 18
years of age.
(6) Any person
selling any consumer fireworks at the consumer fireworks retail sales facility
or store shall be at least 18 years of age; provided however, it shall be
lawful for any person who is 16 or 17 years of age to sell or to offer for sale
at retail any consumer fireworks, provided that such person is serving as an
assistant to a distributor selling consumer fireworks from a temporary consumer
fireworks retail sales stand or the nonprofit group directly participating in
the operation of a temporary consumer fireworks retail sales stand.
(7) The holder of a wholesale consumer
fireworks distributor license shall provide to the Commissioner the names and
addresses of all fireworks retailers located in the State of Georgia to which
that license holder sells consumer fireworks.
Notes
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