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<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>
