§ 20-22-711 — Times of permissible sales

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, permissible items of fireworks, defined in § 20-22-708 , may be sold at retail to residents of the State of Arkansas and used within the State of Arkansas from June 20 through July 10 and December 10 through January 5 of each year only. (2) Permissible items of fireworks as defined in § 20-22-708 may be sold at retail all-year if sold in a permanent physical location. (b) As used in this section, "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper caps containing twenty-five-hundredths grains (0.25 gr.) or less of explosive compounds are used, provided they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for exploding, and toy paper pistol caps which contain less than twenty-five-hundredths grains (0.25 gr.) of explosive compounds, cone, bottle, tube, or other type serpentine pop-off novelties, nonpoisonous toy snake, smoke sticks without report, and sparklers, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2017, No. 1093,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1961, No. 224, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1703.