Indiana § 22-11-14-11 Sales of consumer fireworks by retailer; application; registration fees;
certificate of compliance; transferability of certificate of compliance

Indiana Statutes

§ 22-11-14-11 — Sales of consumer fireworks by retailer; application; registration fees; certificate of compliance; transferability of certificate of compliance

Indiana § 22-11-14-11

Art. 11BUILDING AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

Ch. 14Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal

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Ind. Code § 22-11-14-11 (2026).

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(a)A retailer may not sell consumer fireworks until the retailer has:

(1)filed the application required under section 4.5(e) of this chapter with the state fire marshal for each location from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks, which must be filed on an annual basis; and

(2)paid an accompanying registration fee of:

(A)one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first location if a fee under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter has not been paid;

(B)five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional sales location in a tent; and

(C)two hundred dollars ($200) for each additional sales location in a structure; from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks. Upon receipt of the completed application form, the accompanying fee, and, if required, the affidavit un

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(a) A retailer may not sell consumer
fireworks until the retailer has:
(1) filed the application required under section 4.5(e) of this
chapter with the state fire marshal for each location from which
the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks, which must
be filed on an annual basis; and
(2) paid an accompanying registration fee of:
(A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first location if a fee
under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter has not been paid;
(B) five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional sales
location in a tent; and
(C) two hundred dollars ($200) for each additional sales
location in a structure;
from which the retailer proposes to sell the consumer fireworks.
Upon receipt of the completed application form, the accompanying fee,
and, if required, the affidavit under subsection (b), the state fire
marshal shall issue a certificate of compliance to the retailer for each
sales location.
(b) A person seeking a certificate of compliance authorizing the sale
of consumer fireworks at retail from a structure identified in section
4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this chapter, or from a tent under
section 4.5(a) of this chapter shall submit with the application:
(1) an affidavit executed by a responsible party with personal
knowledge, establishing that consumer fireworks were sold at
retail or wholesale from a structure at the same location as of a
date set forth in section 4.5(b)(1), 4.5(b)(2), or 4.5(c) of this
chapter, or from a tent as of a date set forth under section
4.5(a)(9) of this chapter; and
(2) proof of sales of consumer fireworks from that location.
(c) A person may not sell consumer fireworks at retail if a certificate
of compliance from the state fire marshal has not been issued for the
location showing registration under subsection (a).
(d) A certificate of compliance issued to a retailer of consumer
fireworks is not transferable except to a subsequent owner or operator
of a business at the same location in accordance with the policies and
guidelines of the state fire marshal.