§ 22-11-14-4.5 — Sale of consumer fireworks

Indiana § 22-11-14-4.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: BUILDING AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
• Ch. 14: Regulation of Fireworks by Fire Marshal

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5. (a) A retailer may sell consumer fireworks
and items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter from a tent under
the following conditions:
(1) The tent may not be larger than one thousand five hundred
(1,500) square feet.
(2) There may be only one (1) tent for each registration granted
under section 11(a) of this chapter.
(3) The tent may not be located closer than one hundred (100) feet
from a permanent structure.
(4) A vehicle may not be parked closer than twenty (20) feet from
the edge of the tent.
(5) The tent must be fire retardant.
(6) The sales site must comply with all applicable local zoning
and land use rules.
(7) Sales of fireworks may be made from the tent for not more
than forty-five (45) days in a year.
(8) The weight of consumer fireworks in a tent may not exceed
three thousand (3,000) gross pounds of consumer fireworks.
(9) A retailer that legally operated a tent with a registration in
2005 may continue operation in a tent in 2006 and the following
years. A registration under section 11(a) of this chapter is
required for operation in 2006 and following years. For purposes
of this subdivision, a retailer includes a resident wholesaler who
supplied consumer fireworks to an applicant for a tent registration
in 2005.
(10) The retailer holds a valid registration under section 11(a) of
this chapter.
(b) A retailer may sell consumer fireworks and items referenced in
section 8(a) of this chapter from a Class 1 structure (as defined in IC 22-12-1-4) if the Class 1 structure meets the requirements of any of the
following subdivisions:
(1) The structure complied with the rules for a B-2 or M building
occupancy classification before July 4, 2003, under the Indiana
building code adopted by the fire prevention and building safety
commission established under IC 22-12-2-1:
(A) in which consumer fireworks were sold or stored on or
before July 4, 2003; and
(B) in which no subsequent intervening nonfireworks sales or
storage use has occurred.
(2) The structure complied with the rules for a B-2 or M building
occupancy classification before July 4, 2003, under the Indiana
building code adopted by the fire prevention and building safety
commission established under IC 22-12-2-1;
(A) in which consumer fireworks were sold or stored on or
before July 4, 2003;
(B) in a location at which the retailer was registered as a
resident wholesaler in 2005; and
(C) in which the retailer's primary business is not the sale of
consumer fireworks.
(3) The structure complies with the rules for an H-3 building
occupancy classification under the Indiana building code adopted
by the fire prevention and building safety commission established
under IC 22-12-2-1, or the equivalent occupancy classification
adopted by subsequent rules of the fire prevention and building
safety commission.
(4) The structure complies with the rules adopted after July 3,
2003, by the fire prevention and building safety commission
established under IC 22-12-2-1 for an M building occupancy
classification under the Indiana building code.
A registration under section 11(a) of this chapter is required for
operation in 2006 and following years.
(c) This subsection does not apply to a structure identified in
subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4). A retailer may sell consumer
fireworks and items referenced in section 8(a) of this chapter from a
structure under the following conditions:
(1) The structure must be a Class 1 structure in which consumer
fireworks are sold and stored.
(2) The sales site must comply with all applicable local zoning
and land use rules.
(3) The weight of consumer fireworks in the structure may not
exceed three thousand (3,000) gross pounds of consumer
fireworks.
(4) The retailer holds a valid registration under section 11(a) of
this chapter.
(5) A retailer that sold consumer fireworks and operated from a
structure with a registration in 2005 may continue in operation in
the structure in 2006 and the following years. A registration under
section 11(a) of this chapter is required for operation in 2006 and
following years.
(d) The state fire marshal or a member of the department of
homeland security staff shall, under section 9 of this chapter, inspect
tents and structures in which fireworks are sold. The state fire marshal
may delegate this responsibility to a responding fire department with
jurisdiction over the tent or structure, subject to the policies and
procedures of the state fire marshal.
(e) A retailer shall file an application for each retail location on a
form to be provided by the state fire marshal.
(f) This chapter does not limit the quantity of items referenced in
section 8(a) of this chapter that may be sold from any Class 1 structure
that complied with the rules of the fire prevention and building safety
commission in effect before May 21, 2003.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.187-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.64.