PRINTER'S NO. 800
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
679
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, YAW, VOGEL, BARTOLOTTA, FOLMER, STEFANO,
WARD, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, RESCHENTHALER, BREWSTER, SCARNATI
AND ALLOWAY, MAY 5, 2017
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MAY 5, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 15, 1939 (P.L.134, No.65), entitled "An
act relating to fireworks; defining fireworks; prohibiting
the sale, regulating the sale, offering or exposing for sale
and use of fireworks, except in certain cases; authorizing
cities, boroughs, towns and townships to issue permits for
fireworks displays, and to regulate the same; imposing duties
on the Pennsylvania State Police, sheriffs and police
officers; and providing penalties," further providing for
definitions, for sale, possession and use of fireworks, for
permits and for criteria for licensure; imposing a fireworks
safety fee; and establishing the Online Training Educator and
Training Reimbursement Account.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1, 3, 4, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of the act of
May 15, 1939 (P.L.134, No.65), referred to as the Fireworks Law,
are amended to read:
Section 1. The term "consumer fireworks" shall mean and
include:
(1) Any combustible or explosive composition or any
substance or combination of substances intended to produce
visible and/or audible effects by combustion and which is
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