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...in the manufacture, wholesale sale, or retail sale of fireworks in that state or that authorizes the person to conduct fireworks exhibitions in that state and that person presents a certified copy of the license. (2) If the person does not possess a license or permit described in division (A)(1) of this section, the person presents a current, valid motor vehicle operator's license issued to the person in the person...

...ble for a nominal charge or free at the site of the 1.4G fireworks purchase. (C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply when a purchaser is a licensed retailer, licensed manufacturer, licensed wholesaler, or licensed exhibitor of fireworks in this state.

...me is the same name associated with the credit or debit card with which the order was placed; (4) That the purchaser attests to understanding and agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding consumer fireworks storage and use; (5) That the purchaser signs all forms required by law; (6) That the purchaser pays the fee imposed by section 3743.22 of the Revised Code. (F) A licens...

...orks and make a copy of the form available, upon request, to persons who seek that licensure. An applicant for licensure as an exhibitor of fireworks shall be at least twenty-one years of age and be in compliance with Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.

...o 3743.55 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to division (A) of section 3743.53 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section and subject to section 3743.70 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall issue a license in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to the applicant for licensure as an exhibitor of fireworks only if the...

...ansportation and of the occupational safety and health administration. A licensed exhibitor shall provide the fire marshal with notice of the date, time, and place of all in-service training not less than thirty days prior to an in-service training event. An individual exhibitor who has no employees shall not fulfill continuing education requirements through a designee.

...d appropriate distances between storage sites and the sites at which fireworks will be discharged. (3) The installation and nature of mortars used in a fireworks exhibition, and inspections by exhibitors of mortars prior to their use; (4) Minimum distances between storage sites, discharge sites, spectator viewing sites, parking areas, and potential landing areas of fireworks, and minimum distances between dischar...

...rmit until the exhibitor pays the requisite fee. Each exhibitor shall provide an indemnity bond in the amount of at least one million dollars, with surety satisfactory to the fire chief or fire prevention officer and to the police chief or other similar chief law enforcement officer, or the designee of the police chief or other similar chief law enforcement officer, conditioned for the payment of all final jud...

...me after a fireworks incident occurs, unless the fire marshal otherwise delegates the fire marshal's authority to the appropriate state or local law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the fireworks incident site, the fire marshal, the fire marshal's designee, or a member of the fire marshal's staff shall supervise and coordinate the investigation of the fireworks incident and supervise any dismantling, repo...

...litical subdivision designation in its retail sales record.

... the fire marshal for the purposes of determining applicant compliance with section 3743.70 of the Revised Code. The fire marshal may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by the applicant to provide the fingerprint or similar identifying information, fees to be assessed by the fire marshal to conduct such background checks, and the procedures to be used by the fir...

... shall in the state fire marshal's discretion use amounts in the state fire marshal's fund for fireworks training and education purposes, including, but not limited to, the creation of educational and training programs, attendance by the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's employees at conferences and seminars, the payment of travel and meal expenses associated with such attendance, participation by the s...

... versions of chapters 1123, 1124, and 1126 of the most recent national fire protection association standards. Fireworks shall be transported on the highways of this state only in accordance with such rules. Such rules shall not require that shipments of fireworks required by this Chapter to be made directly out of state be made solely by common carriers licensed by the federal government. No requirements of this C...

...s chapter or from the requirements of rules adopted pursuant to this chapter if the fire marshal determines that a literal enforcement of the requirement will result in practical difficulty in complying with the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and that the variance will not be contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare. Except as provided in division (C)(2)(c) of sect...

...ess fireworks for sale at wholesale or retail, or sell fireworks at wholesale or retail, in a manner not authorized by division (C) of section 3743.04 of the Revised Code. (E) No licensed manufacturer of fireworks shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to sections 3743.05 and 3743.48 of the Revised Code or the requirements of sections 3743.06 and 3743.48 of the Revi...

...ess fireworks for sale at wholesale or retail, or sell fireworks at wholesale or retail, in a manner not authorized by division (C) of section 3743.17 of the Revised Code. (E) No licensed wholesaler of fireworks shall knowingly fail to comply with the rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to sections 3743.18 and 3743.48 or the requirements of sections 3743.19 and 3743.48 of the Revised Code. (F) No lic...

...ession of the fireworks in this state unless the person complies with sections 3743.44 to 3743.48 of the Revised Code. (B) Except for the purchase of 1.4G fireworks made under section 3743.45 of the Revised Code, no person who resides in another state and who purchases fireworks in this state shall obtain possession of fireworks in this state other than from a licensed manufacturer or wholesaler, or fail, when tran...

...ther items within a fireworks incident site, or any evidence related to a fireworks incident, at any time after that person has reason to believe a fireworks incident has occurred, before the state fire marshal, the state fire marshal's designee, a member of the state fire marshal's staff, or other appropriate state or local law enforcement authorities permit in accordance with section 3743.541 of the Revised ...

...vised Code, a licensed fountain device retailer as authorized by section 3743.27 of the Revised Code, a person as authorized by sections 3743.44, 3743.45, and 3743.48 of the Revised Code, or a licensed exhibitor of fireworks as authorized by sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in section 3743.80 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in sections 3743.45 and 3743.80 of the Re...

... this state except in accordance with rules adopted by the fire marshal pursuant to section 3743.58 of the Revised Code. (B) As used in this division, "fireworks" includes only 1.3G and 1.4G fireworks. No person shall ship fireworks into this state by mail, parcel post, or common carrier unless the person possesses a valid shipping permit issued under section 3743.40 of the Revised Code, and the fireworks are ship...

...inspector's office shall impound at the site or safely keep seized fireworks pending the time they are no longer needed as evidence. A sample of the seized fireworks is sufficient for evidentiary purposes. The remainder of the seized fireworks may be disposed of pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction after notice and a hearing. Fireworks manufactured, sold, possessed, transported, or used in vio...

...19. of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by the applicants subject to this section to provide the fingerprint or similar identifying information, fees to be assessed by the state fire marshal to conduct such background checks, and the procedures to be used by the state fire marshal to verify compliance with this section. Such rules may include provisions establishing rules for conducting background ch...

...if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The identity of the holder of the license remains the same in the new location. (b) The former licensed premises associated with the transferred license is closed prior to the opening of the new location and no fireworks business of any kind is conducted at the former licensed premises associated with the transferred license after the transfer of the license unless ...

...ers or shows, or in connection with athletics as signals or for ceremonial purposes; (D) The manufacture for, the transportation, storage, possession, or use by, or sale to the armed forces of the United States and the militia of this state, as recognized by the adjutant general of Ohio, of pyrotechnic devices; (E) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of toy pistols, toy canes, toy g...

...er previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (I) of section 3743.60 or 3743.61 of the Revised Code, a violation of either of these divisions is a felony of the fifth degree. (D) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3743.64 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed on a licensed exhibitor of fire...