<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-101" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“1.3 G fireworks” means special fireworks designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion or explosion.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“1.3 G fireworks” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>toy torpedoes, railway torpedoes, firecrackers and salutes that do not qualify as 1.4 G fireworks, exhibition display pieces, illuminating projectiles, incendiary projectiles, and incendiary grenades;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>smoke projectiles or bombs containing expelling charges but without bursting charges;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>flash powders in inner units not exceeding 2 ounces each, flash sheets in interior packages, and flash powder or spreader cartridges containing an amount not exceeding 72 grains of flash powder each; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>flash cartridges consisting of a paper cartridge shell, small arms primer, and flash composition, not exceeding 180 grains, all assembled in one piece.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“1.4 G fireworks” means common fireworks designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“1.4 G fireworks” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>small devices containing less than 2 grains of pyrotechnic composition designed to produce an audible effect;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Roman candles, not exceeding 10 balls, that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 20 grams and inside tube diameter not exceeding 3/8 inch;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>sky rockets with sticks, that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 20 grams and an inside tube diameter not exceeding 1/2 inch;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>helicopter–type rockets that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 20 grams and an inside tube diameter not exceeding 1/2 inch;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>wheels that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 60 grams for each driver unit or 240 grams for each wheel and an inside tube diameter of driver units not exceeding 1/2 inch;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>illuminating torches and colored fire in any form that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 100 grams each;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>dipped sticks that have a pyrotechnic composition containing any perchlorate not exceeding 5 grams;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>mines or shells in which the mortar is an integral part, that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 40 grams;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>firecrackers or salutes with casings that have a total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding 2 grains each and external dimensions not exceeding 1 1/2 inches in length or 1/4 inch in diameter; and</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>novelties that consist of two or more 1.4 G fireworks.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Explosive composition” means a mixture or substance that, when ignited, may cause such a generation of highly heated gases that the resulting gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Finishing and assembling building” means a structure in which fireworks are assembled and packed but are not mixed or pressed.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Fireworks” means combustible, implosive or explosive compositions, substances, combinations of substances, or articles that are prepared to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, implosion, deflagration, or detonation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Fireworks” includes 1.3 G fireworks, 1.4 G fireworks, firecrackers, squibs, rockets, Roman candles, fire balloons, and signal lights.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Fireworks” does not include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices that use paper caps that contain 0.25 grains or less of explosive composition if the devices are constructed so that a hand cannot touch the cap when the cap is in place for use;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>toy pistol paper caps that contain less than 0.20 grains of explosive composition;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>sparklers that do not contain chlorates or perchlorates;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>ground–based sparkling devices that are nonaerial and nonexplosive, and are labeled in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>paper wrapped snappers that contain less than 0.03 grains of explosive composition; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>ash–producing pellets known as “snakes” that do not contain mercury and are not regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>“Fireworks plant” means land and any building on the land used in connection with the manufacture, packaging, repackaging, or processing of fireworks.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Fireworks plant” includes a storage building used in connection with plant operation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Mixing building” means a building primarily used to mix and blend pyrotechnic composition other than wet sparkler mixes.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Press building” means a building used primarily for pressing or loading pyrotechnic composition into tubes or containers.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Pyrotechnic composition” means a chemical mixture that on burning and without explosion produces visible or brilliant displays, bright lights, or whistles.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Storage building” means a structure in which finished fireworks or fireworks in any state of processing are stored, but in which processing or manufacturing is not performed.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-102" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This title does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the sale, possession, or use of fireworks to or by the federal government or a state or a political subdivision of a state;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the sale, possession, or use of a combustible or explosive preparation to or by an industrial or commercial business for use as a signal or otherwise in the normal course of business;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the possession or use of a fusee, railroad torpedo, rocket, Very signal cartridge, or other signal device that is essential to and is kept and used to promote safety in the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, railroad, or aircraft;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the use of a flare, signal pistol, or other equipment if used as a signal in an athletic contest or for a similar purpose; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>subject to the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the State Fire Marshal under subsection (b) of this section, the sale, possession, or use of an explosive device or preparation with a slow-burning fuse rope to or by a farmer for controlling destructive animals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Fire Marshal or a State game warden as a representative of the State Fire Marshal may grant a nontransferable permit to a farmer to use an explosive device or preparation described under subsection (a)(5) of this section for controlling destructive animals.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-103" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the State Fire Marshal may issue a permit to authorize the discharge of fireworks in a place where the discharge of fireworks is legal.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The State Fire Marshal shall issue a permit to discharge fireworks only if the State Fire Marshal determines that the proposed discharge of fireworks will:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not endanger health or safety or damage property; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be supervised by an experienced and qualified person who has previously secured written authority from the State Fire Marshal to discharge fireworks.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A permit to discharge fireworks:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not authorize the holder of the permit to possess or discharge fireworks in violation of an ordinance or regulation of the political subdivision where the fireworks are to be discharged; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not relieve an applicant for a permit from any requirement to obtain any additional license or authority from the governing body of the political subdivision where the fireworks are to be discharged.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-104" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person must have a permit to discharge fireworks as provided by this subtitle before the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>discharges fireworks; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>possesses fireworks with the intent to discharge fireworks or to allow the discharge of fireworks.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for a permit to discharge fireworks shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>apply to the State Fire Marshal for the permit at least 10 days before the date of discharge;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay to the State Fire Marshal a permit fee of $50; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>post a bond with the State Fire Marshal in accordance with § 10-105 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the State Fire Marshal does not receive the application for a permit required under subsection (b) of this section at least 10 days before the date of the discharge, the State Fire Marshal shall charge the applicant a late fee of $50 in addition to all required fees.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The permit fee required under subsection (b)(2) of this section and the late fee required under subsection (c) of this section do not apply to a volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance and rescue company.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A permit to discharge fireworks is nontransferable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-105" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Before issuing a permit to discharge fireworks, the State Fire Marshal shall require an applicant to furnish a surety bond with corporate surety approved by the State Fire Marshal or an approved liability and property insurance policy.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Fire Marshal shall prescribe the amount of the bond or policy.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The bond or policy:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be conditioned on the payment of all damages to persons or property caused by the discharge of fireworks described in the permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall be payable to the State; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may be enforced by a person who suffers damage caused by the discharge of fireworks described in the permit by suit filed in the name of the State for the benefit of the person.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If claims under a bond or policy required under this subtitle are for an amount greater than the penal sum of the bond or amount of the policy, the claims shall be payable pro rata to the amount of the penal sum of the bond or amount of the policy.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-106" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>An applicant for a permit shall provide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>workers’ compensation coverage as required by the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for operators not covered by workers’ compensation, approved accident insurance coverage in amounts that the State Fire Marshal prescribes.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-107" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The State Fire Marshal may deputize the chief or another member of a local fire department or another qualified official to inspect, investigate, and receive applications for permits.</text> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-108" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A person may not advertise in written or printed form that a fireworks display or discharge will take place in Baltimore City unless the advertisement states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that the promoter is covered by a policy of liability insurance; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name of the insurer and the policy number of the insurance policy.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-109" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The State Fire Prevention Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-110" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless the person holds a permit issued under this subtitle, a person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>discharge fireworks; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>possess fireworks:</text> <level label="i"> <text>with intent to discharge or allow the discharge of the fireworks in violation of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for the purpose of disposing or selling the fireworks to a person for use or discharge without a permit, if a permit is required by this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not sell fireworks to another person without a permit issued under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A person licensed by the State Fire Marshal under Subtitle 2 of this title may sell or deliver fireworks to a bona fide distributor, jobber, or wholesaler with a principal place of business in a state where the sale or possession of fireworks is allowed.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The State Fire Marshal may require a person who is an out-of-state distributor, jobber, or wholesaler to submit a certificate issued by the person’s state of operation that demonstrates authority to buy and receive fireworks.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-111" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who possesses or discharges fireworks in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250 for each offense.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who sells fireworks in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each offense.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>At the expense of the owner, the State Fire Marshal shall seize and remove all fireworks possessed or sold in violation of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Fireworks described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be forfeited and destroyed.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-112" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not sell sparklers or sparkling devices to a person under the age of 16 years.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-113" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a distributor or wholesaler of sparklers or sparkling devices who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>intends to conduct business in the State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sells, ships, or assigns for sale in the State the products of the distributor or wholesaler.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A distributor or wholesaler shall register annually with the State Fire Marshal on forms the State Fire Marshal provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The annual fee for registration under this section is $750.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-201" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Only the State Fire Marshal may issue a license to operate a fireworks plant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person shall be licensed by the State Fire Marshal before the person may operate a fireworks plant in the State.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license to operate a fireworks plant issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>manufacture, process, and store 1.4 G fireworks, sparklers, sparkling devices, rockets, and Roman candles as authorized under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>store 1.4 G fireworks and 1.3 G fireworks at an approved location in a storage building approved by the State Fire Marshal or a local authority having jurisdiction over local fire prevention codes.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each fireworks plant in the State, regardless of when constructed, must conform to the requirements of this subtitle before a license to operate a fireworks plant is issued or renewed.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before the State Fire Marshal issues or renews a license to operate a fireworks plant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the State Fire Marshal, or a designee of the State Fire Marshal, shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>inspect the fireworks plant for compliance with this subtitle and regulations adopted under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>find the fireworks plant to be in full compliance with this subtitle and the regulations adopted under this subtitle;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each unit of the State or political subdivision of the State that is responsible for determining compliance with other applicable statutes, ordinances, and regulations shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>determine whether the fireworks plant is in compliance with the other applicable statutes, ordinances, and regulations; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>report the results of the determination to the State Fire Marshal; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the State Fire Marshal must receive a report from each unit of the State or political subdivision of the State that is responsible for determining compliance with applicable statutes, ordinances, and regulations, that states that the fireworks plant is in full compliance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The State Fire Marshal may deny a license to operate a fireworks plant to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony under federal law or any state law.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The term of a license may not exceed 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>An applicant shall pay to the State Fire Marshal a license fee of $750.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, if a licensee commits a violation of this subtitle or a regulation adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission under this subtitle, the State Fire Marshal may suspend the license of the licensee for not more than 30 days.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The State Fire Marshal shall suspend for 30 days the license of a licensee who, within 5 years of committing a first violation, commits a second violation of this subtitle or a regulation adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The State Fire Marshal shall revoke the license of a licensee who, within 5 years of committing a first violation, commits a third violation, of this subtitle or a regulation adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>On suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the State Fire Marshal shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>file and keep a statement of the nature of the violation that resulted in the suspension or revocation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide a copy of the statement to the owner and the operator of the fireworks plant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>If the State Fire Marshal suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew a license, the State Fire Marshal or designee of the State Fire Marshal shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>determine whether the continued presence of explosive composition within the fireworks plant constitutes a danger to public safety; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if there is a finding of a danger to public safety, remove and dispose of the explosive composition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the State Fire Marshal determines that the danger to public safety under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is a clear and present danger, the State Fire Marshal or designee of the State Fire Marshal shall remove and dispose of the explosive composition even if an appeal is pending.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-202" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <text>As necessary or advisable to protect the safety of employees of a fireworks plant and the public and to protect public property, the State Fire Prevention Commission shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations consistent with this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>enforce the regulations through the office of the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The scope of the regulations adopted under this section may include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the implementation of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>requirements relating to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the location, construction, arrangement, and operation of a fireworks plant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>personnel;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>public liability and workers’ compensation insurance; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>fireworks plant safety.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-203" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <text>The State Fire Marshal or a designee of the State Fire Marshal shall inspect periodically each fireworks plant owned or operated by a person licensed under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An inspection under this section shall include all aspects of fireworks plant operation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-204" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a mixing building or storage building of a fireworks plant shall be located at least:</text> <level label="i"> <text>1,000 feet from a school, church, hospital, place of public assembly, or gasoline or fuel oil storage building or service station; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>200 feet from any other inhabited building, a highway, or a railroad.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A building within a fireworks plant that contains hazardous mixes or items may not be located nearer to the fireworks plant property line than is authorized under regulations adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a finishing and assembling building shall be located at least:</text> <level label="1"> <text>75 feet from any other finishing and assembling building; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>200 feet from any storage building used primarily to store finished fireworks other than sparklers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a candle building or rocket press building of a fireworks plant is constructed of approved fire-resistant materials, is barricaded, and otherwise meets the requirements of the State Fire Prevention Commission, the building shall be located at least 50 feet from other finishing and assembling buildings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A licensee may package and repackage 1.4 G fireworks in finished form in a storage building if there is a minimum separation distance of 25 feet between the packaging area and any stored fireworks.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Except as provided under paragraph (3)(ii) of this subsection, a distance prescribed under this section may not be reduced because of the presence of a barricade or earth cover.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a fireworks plant shall be completely surrounded by a substantial fence that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is at least 6 feet tall;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>contains at least three strands of barbed wire; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, contains openings equipped with suitable gates that are kept securely locked when not in use.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except for an office building in which processing or storage is prohibited, each building in a fireworks plant shall be located within the fence required under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The main gate of the plant may be left open during the regular hours of plant operation if the gate is within the unobstructed view and under the observation of authorized responsible employees or guards.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The licensee shall post conspicuous signs at least every 500 feet along the fence of the fireworks plant that state “WARNING - NO SMOKING - NO TRESPASSING”.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-205" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <text>Each building in a fireworks plant shall be constructed as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to a building that is constructed or improved after July 1, 1970, or to which an addition is made after July 1, 1970.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The following buildings in a fireworks plant shall have exterior walls and roofs that are constructed of noncombustible material and shall be constructed to be frangible:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a finishing and assembling building;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a press building; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a mixing building.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A building in a fireworks plant may not contain a basement or exceed one story.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The interior wall surfaces and ceilings of a building in a fireworks plant shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be smooth, free from cracks and crevices, and fire resistant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>contain a minimum number of horizontal ledges on which dust may accumulate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A floor or work surface in a building in a fireworks plant may not have cracks or crevices in which explosives may lodge.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A wall joint or opening for wiring or plumbing in a building in a fireworks plant shall be sealed to prevent entry of dust.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A mixing building or press building in a fireworks plant shall contain conductive flooring that is properly grounded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A building in a fireworks plant shall be heated by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>steam;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>indirectly radiating hot air;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>hot water; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any other means approved by the State Fire Prevention Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>All electric wiring in a fireworks plant shall be permanent and installed in approved conduits.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>All electrical service shall comply with applicable electrical codes.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Temporary or loose electric wiring or extension lights may not be used except:</text> <level label="i"> <text>during repair operations while using approved temporary extensions; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>after the area has been cleared of all explosive composition and washed of dust.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Each fireworks plant shall have a master switch that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is located at the point where electric current enters the fireworks plant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on being opened, immediately cuts off all electric current to the fireworks plant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Other than in a warehouse, an open knife switch may not be used inside a building of a fireworks plant.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Artificial lighting in a fireworks plant shall be provided by electric, vapor-proof, keyless lamps.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each building shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least two exits for each work area; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least two exits from the building.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each small building with a designated capacity of one individual may have only one exit.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each exit shall be at least 30 inches wide.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Exits shall be located:</text> <level label="i"> <text>so that the path of travel from the work area is unobstructed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at opposite ends of the work area.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>An exit door shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>open outward;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>remain unlocked during the hours that the work area or building is occupied; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>remain unobstructed.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-206" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <text>Each building in a fireworks plant shall be equipped as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A stove, an exposed flame, or an electric heater may not be used in a fireworks plant, except in a boiler room, machine shop, office building, pump house, or lavatory in which fireworks, fireworks components, or volatile chemicals are prohibited.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a unit heater is located inside a building that could, at any time, contain explosive composition:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the heater shall be equipped with an explosion-proof motor; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the switches controlling the motor of the unit heater shall be located outside the building in which the motor is located.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An electric motor, fan, open switch, or other device capable of producing an open spark shall be located:</text> <level label="1"> <text>outside any building in a fireworks plant that at any time contains explosive composition; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in a manner so that an open spark cannot be introduced into a building in a fireworks plant that, at any time, contains explosive composition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A press or other mechanical device located in a building in a fireworks plant that, at any time, contains explosive composition shall be properly grounded to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-207" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “explosive composition” or “pyrotechnic composition” includes raw materials, materials being processed, and finished products.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>By regulation, the State Fire Prevention Commission shall determine the maximum amount of explosive composition or pyrotechnic composition that may be safely kept in any building in a fireworks plant at any time.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A licensee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>post conspicuously on each building in the fireworks plant, the limits on the amount of explosive composition or pyrotechnic composition authorized under this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>strictly comply with the limits.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee shall keep each building in a fireworks plant clean, orderly, and free from accumulated dust or rubbish.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If powder or other explosive materials are spilled on the floor of a building in a fireworks plant, the licensee shall ensure that the floor is cleaned immediately and that the powder or materials are removed immediately from the building.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee shall ensure that rags, combustible and explosive scrap, and paper are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>kept separate from each other; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>placed in approved marked containers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensee shall ensure that waste and rejected hazardous materials are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>removed daily from each building;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>removed at regular intervals from the fireworks plant; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>destroyed by submersion in water or by burning.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A licensee shall ensure that nonhazardous waste is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>removed at regular intervals from the fireworks plant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>disposed of in a landfill system or by other suitable means.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A licensee shall ensure that adequate and appropriate fire extinguishers that meet the State Fire Prevention Code are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>kept in each building in a fireworks plant; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>readily accessible at all times.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless an individual has signed into a log and has stated in writing the purpose of the individual’s visit to the fireworks plant, a licensee may not allow entry into a fireworks plant by an individual other than:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an authorized employee; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a representative of a unit of the federal government, a state government, or a political subdivision, having jurisdiction over the fireworks plant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintain the log of visitors to the fireworks plant for at least 2 years; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>make the log available for inspection by the State Fire Marshal or a representative of the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>All visitors shall wear conductive footwear.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>There shall be at least one competent security guard present on duty whenever any explosive composition is located within a fireworks plant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The security guard:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not sleep on duty; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall patrol the entire fireworks plant regularly when the fireworks plant is not in operation.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-208" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <text>A licensee may test fireworks or their components only in an area that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set aside for that purpose; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>located at a safe distance from any fireworks plant building or other structure, considering the nature of the materials being tested.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensee may experiment with fireworks, pyrotechnics, or their components only as authorized by the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-209" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The licensee shall designate an employee in each fireworks plant as safety officer.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When an employee of a fireworks plant begins employment in the fireworks plant and at least annually thereafter, the safety officer shall instruct the employee formally about:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the provisions of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>regulations adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>proper methods and procedures in fireworks plants;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>safety requirements and procedures for handling explosives and fireworks; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>other subjects that the State Fire Prevention Commission requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>After receiving each course of instruction, the employee shall sign a statement that the employee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has received instruction in the subjects required under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>understands the requirements for safe practices.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The statement required under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>filed in the personnel records of the fireworks plant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>made available for inspection by the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensee shall post conspicuously in each building signs stating the maximum number of workers and visitors who may be present in the building at any one time.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>provide cotton working uniforms and conductive shoes to each individual working in a mixing building and press building in a fireworks plant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide facilities for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>individuals to change into and out of uniforms; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the safekeeping of clothing;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>wash uniforms frequently to prevent the accumulation of explosive composition on the uniforms; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>provide for employees washing and showering facilities designated by the Secretary of Health.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Each individual working in a mixing building and press building in a fireworks plant shall wear the cotton uniforms and conductive shoes that the licensee provides.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each individual working in a production building in a fireworks plant shall wear the type of eye protection designated by the Secretary of Health.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Each individual working in a mixing area in a fireworks plant shall wear the type of respirator designated by the Secretary of Health.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual may not wear the uniform outside the fireworks plant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigarette, cigar, match, lighter, or open flame inside the fence of a fireworks plant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensee may allow smoking in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an office building; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>another building if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the building is used exclusively as a lunchroom or for rest rooms; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the presence of fireworks or any explosive composition in the building is prohibited.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The licensee shall mark locations in which smoking is authorized.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Smoking locations shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>suitable receptacles for cigarette and cigar butts and pipe heels; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least one serviceable fire extinguisher of a type that is acceptable to the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A person whose clothing is so contaminated with explosives or other dangerous materials as to possibly endanger the safety of other fireworks plant personnel may not be allowed in a smoking location.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not bring into a finishing and assembling building, press building, mixing building, or storage building:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a match, cigarette lighter, or other flame–producing device; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a key, knife, coin, or other personal article made of metal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person shall only use properly maintained and nonferrous safety hand tools in any area of a fireworks plant in which there is a danger that materials may be ignited by sparks.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>enter or attempt to enter a fireworks plant while:</text> <level label="i"> <text>possessing liquor or narcotics; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>under the influence of liquor or narcotics; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consume intoxicants or narcotics while in a fireworks plant.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="10-210" title_number="10" title_name="Fireworks and Sparklers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fireworks Plants"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not manufacture or process fireworks in the State except in a fireworks plant of a licensee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person under this subtitle may not manufacture:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>3 G fireworks other than rockets and Roman candles;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fireworks commonly known as “flash and sound”;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>products utilizing potassium chlorate; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>explosives.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as otherwise authorized under this subtitle or Title 11, Subtitle 1 of this article, a person may not store 1.3 G fireworks other than rockets or Roman candles.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who has been denied a license to operate a fireworks plant in the State or whose license to operate a fireworks plant in the State has been suspended or revoked may not operate that fireworks plant in the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section>