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DIVISION 11. EXPLOSIVES 12000-12761›PART 2. FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES 12500-12728›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions 12500-12534

§ 12526

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Pyrotechnic device” means any combination of materials, including pyrotechnic compositions, which, by the agency of fire, produce an audible, visual, mechanical or thermal effect designed and intended to be useful for industrial, agricultural, personal safety, or educational purposes.

The term “pyrotechnic device” includes, but is not limited to, agricultural and wildlife fireworks, model rockets, exempt fireworks, emergency signaling devices, and special effects.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

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