HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
501 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds it reasonable to allow the use of fireworks for movie, television, or theatrical productions upon the issuance of a valid permit, and for the safe disposal of illegal fireworks by law enforcement agencies.
The purpose of this Act is to amend current state fireworks law by authorizing the use of fireworks by permit for movie, television, or theatrical productions and authorizing law enforcement to test, dispose of, or destroy illegal fireworks.
SECTION 2. Section 132D-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§132D-6[]] Exceptions. The prohibitions in section 132D-5 do not
apply to:
(1) The use of flares,
noisemakers, or signals for warning, pest control, or illumination purposes by
police and fire departments, utility companies, transportation agencies, and
other governmental or private agencies or persons, including agricultural
operations, in connection with emergencies, their duties, or business; [and]
(2) The sale or use of
blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal, commercial, or
institutional purposes in athletics or sports[.];
(3) The purchase
and use of consumer fireworks, aerial devices,
display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic in a movie, television, or theatrical production for which a valid permit has
been issued by a county pursuant to section 132D-10; and
(4) The testing, disposal, or destruction of illegal fireworks by an agency with authority to enforce
this chapter."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on April 11, 2112.
Report Title:
State Fire Council Package; Fireworks; Movie, Television, and Theatrical Productions; Disposal and Destruction
Description:
Authorizes the
use of fireworks for movie, television, and theatrical productions. Exempts the
testing, disposal, and destruction of illegal fireworks by law
enforcement from the general prohibition on fireworks. (HB501 HD1)
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