Fireworks seized from barge on Patuxent

[LordStanley]

Originally Posted by Dymphna

That rule changed several years ago. Ground based fireworks are allowed. Haven't you noticed the fireworks stands on the side of the road or the displays set up in WalMart and Food Lion. Granted, most of the cool stuff is still illegal, but there's more than sparklers.

show us the law... cause this is all I find

062205FourthofJulySafety

The Herald-Mail

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

Originally Posted by LordStanley

show us the law... cause this is all I find

062205FourthofJulySafety

Washington-Area Fireworks Rules - washingtonpost.com

Best I could find.

[MMDad (Premo)]

Originally Posted by LordStanley

show us the law... cause this is all I find

062205FourthofJulySafety

The Herald-Mail

Only "Fireworks are regulated.

(3) "Fireworks" does not include:





(i) 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;





(ii) toy pistol paper caps that contain less than 0.20 grains of explosive composition;





(iii) sparklers that do not contain chlorates or perchlorates;





(iv) 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;





(v) paper wrapped snappers that contain less than 0.03 grains of explosive composition; or





(vi) ash-producing pellets known as "snakes" that do not contain mercury and are not regulated by the U. S. Department of Transportation.

[LordStanley]

Originally Posted by pcjohnnyb

Washington-Area Fireworks Rules - washingtonpost.com

Best I could find.

Like I said... maryland only allows sparklers...

[Dymphna]

Originally Posted by LordStanley

show us the law... cause this is all I find

062205FourthofJulySafety

The Herald-Mail

From your link...

ground based sparking devices that are non-aerial non-explosive

[pcjohnnyb (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Dymphna

From your link...

I don't see that including anything fun as being legal

[LordStanley]

Originally Posted by Dymphna

From your link...

From your link

That rule changed several years ago. Ground based fireworks are allowed. Haven't you noticed the fireworks stands on the side of the road or the displays set up in WalMart and Food Lion. Granted, most of the cool stuff is still illegal, but there's more than sparklers.

Its not a firework.... Its a sparkler!!!!!

Thats all thats allowed in maryland... Ground based or hand held. Its still a sparkler. It doesnt explode, shoot up in the air or make a loud noise.

Click on my second link..

[Dymphna]

Originally Posted by pcjohnnyb

I don't see that including anything fun as being legal

Originally Posted by Dymphna

Granted, most of the cool stuff is still illegal,

I don't see where I disagree with that, but up until a few years ago (maybe 10) the only thing that was legal was gold sparklers...not silver, not snakes, nothing that spinned or moved on the ground, absolutely nothing but low temp (gold) sparklers.

[MMDad (Premo)]

Originally Posted by LordStanley

From your link


Its not a firework.... Its a sparkler!!!!!

Thats all thats allowed in maryland... Ground based or hand held. Its still a sparkler. It doesnt explode, shoot up in the air or make a loud noise.

Click on my second link..

Be fair. When you say "sparkler" EVERYONE thinks of those metal sticks you wave around. Even the state specifies them separately.

You are both correct. Sparklers and ground based sparkling devices are legal.

And the fun things are not legal because half of the state has below average intelligence and cannot be trusted not to shoot themselves up the nose with one.

[huntr1]

Originally Posted by LordStanley

Its not that easy....

Display Permit Apply to State Fire Marshal at least 10 days before display date. $50 fee per display. A late fee of $50 per display for applications submitted at least 10 days from the date of the display(s). Display permits are needed for outdoor displays, as well as proximate audience displays.
Insurance Required. Minimum $25,000 for injury of one person, $50,000 for more than one person; $10,000 property damage. Workman’s comp or approved accident insurance required. The policy or certificate shall provide that the coverage may not be canceled without at least 30 days notice to the State Fire Marshal. The State of Maryland shall be named as an insured in the contract of insurance.
Operator State license required. $150 fee for a 3 year permit. Apply to State Fire Marshal, minimum age 21 years.

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To quote a friend. "Good thing we set off fireworks to celebrate all this freedom we have."

Sounds simple enough to me. A licensed fireworks operator would have the insurance on file and it'd just be a matter of submitting the paperwork in time.

Too Bad So Sad to the owners of the fireworks.