DIVISION 11. EXPLOSIVES 12000-12761›PART 2. FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES 12500-12728›CHAPTER 6. Permits 12640-12654
§ 12640
California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
In any case in which this chapter requires that a permit be obtained from the State Fire Marshal, or in any case in which the public agency having local jurisdiction requires pursuant to this chapter that a permit be obtained, a licensee shall possess a valid permit before performing any of the following:
(a) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, storing, possessing, or selling dangerous fireworks at wholesale.
(b) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, storing, or selling at wholesale or retail safe and sane fireworks or transporting safe and sane fireworks, except that a transportation permit shall not be required for safe and sane fireworks possessed by retail licensees.
(c) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, possessing, storing, transporting, using, or selling at wholesale or retail, those fireworks classified by the State Fire Marshal as agricultural and wildlife fireworks.
(d) Manufacturing, importing, exporting, possessing, storing, or selling at wholesale or retail, model rocket motors.
(e) Discharging dangerous fireworks at any place, including a public display.
(f) Using special effects.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 182. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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