Bill Text: HI SB629 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Fireworks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-24 - Referred to PSM/EET, JDC. [SB629 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SB629-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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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 that it is reasonable to allow the use of fireworks with a permit for movie or theatrical productions or for the safe disposal of confiscated fireworks by law enforcement agencies.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Allow the use of fireworks by permit for film or movie productions; and
(2) Authorize law enforcement agencies to test, dispose of, or destroy illegal, unwanted, or confiscated 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 film or movie production with a valid permit issued by a
county pursuant to section 132D-10; and
(4) The testing, disposal, or destruction of illegal, unwanted, or confiscated fireworks by an authority having jurisdiction, which shall be an agency responsible for enforcing this chapter."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Consumer Fireworks; Permits; Film or Movie Production; Testing; Disposal; Destruction; Law Enforcement
Description:
Allows the use of consumer fireworks with a permit in movie or film productions. Authorizes the testing, disposal, or destruction of illegal, unwanted, or confiscated fireworks by law enforcement.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
