TITLE 41: FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER I: STATE FIRE MARSHAL
PART 230 PYROTECHNIC DISTRIBUTOR AND OPERATOR LICENSING RULES
SECTION 230.100 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

 

Section 230.100  Application for License

 

a)         All applications for a pyrotechnic distributor license shall be signed and submitted on forms provided by the Office and shall include the following information:

 

1)         The name and address of the business. The address shall be an actual street address and shall include the city, state and zip code.  A post office box number is not acceptable as an address.

 

2)         The names and personal addresses of all officers of the business, including a copy of each officer's driver's license.  This information shall be required from only one officer of a political subdivision of the State.

 

3)         The applicable license fee identified in Section 230.150.

 

4)                  A Certificate of Insurance showing proof of not less than $1,000,000 in product liability insurance, $1,000,000 in general liability insurance and proof of Illinois worker's compensation insurance.  [225 ILCS 227/35]  The insurance coverage shall provide for 30 days minimum coverage prior to written notice of cancellation to the Office.  Insurance coverage shall be an occurrence based policy, or its equivalent, and it shall cover all periods of time when pyrotechnic materials, including flame effect materials, are in the insured's actual or constructive possession, including those times when the materials are being stored, transported, handled, used, discharged and displayed.   If a political subdivision of the State is self-insured, the applicant shall submit an affidavit acknowledging its self-insurance. 

 

5)                  A copy of the current license issued by ATF or proof from ATF that a license is in the process of being renewed.   In the event the applicant distributes only flame effect pyrotechnic displays, the applicant shall submit a sworn affidavit as set forth in Section 230.50(b).  In the event the applicant is a political subdivision of the State, the applicant shall submit an affidavit acknowledging its status.

 

6)                  The Identification Number and Hazardous Materials Registration Number issued by USDOT.  In the event the applicant distributes only flame effect pyrotechnic displays and the applicant never transports materials in quantities that require registration with USDOT, the applicant shall submit a sworn affidavit as set forth in Section 230.50(c).

 

7)                  Proof that the applicant met the requirements of Section 230.50.

 

8)                If providing display services, the name of the officer who is licensed for  those types of services.

 

9)                  In accordance with Section 230.280 of this Part, a fingerprint card in the form and manner required by ISP and the fee specified by ISP for processing fingerprint cards through the ISP criminal history record files (see 20 Ill. Adm. Code 1215.50) and through the FBI criminal history record files.

 

b)         The pyrotechnic distributor shall submit to the Office the applications of its employees applying for a lead pyrotechnic operator license.  All applications for the license shall be signed by the applicant and submitted on forms provided by the Office and must be accompanied by the following additional information:

 

1)         A copy of the applicant's driver's license or other government issued identification that includes the date of birth and photograph.

 

2)         A photograph, approximately 1¼" x 1½",  taken within the preceding 2 years.  The photograph must show the applicant from a front view with his or her full-face and head and shoulders visible.  The Office will reject photographs showing the applicant wearing sunglasses, hats, scarves, or any object that obscures the applicant's identity. 

 

3)         A copy of a current license or a Letter of Clearance from ATF.  In the event the applicant's license has expired, the applicant must submit proof from ATF that the license is in the process of being renewed.  A current license or Letter of Clearance from ATF is required for both the outdoor display and proximate audience licenses.  In the event the applicant has only applied for an ATF explosives license or Letter of Clearance, the applicant shall submit an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, with a copy of the completed ATF application attached, acknowledging when he/she submitted an application to ATF for processing.

 

4)                  In the event the applicant participates in only flame effect pyrotechnic displays, the applicant shall submit an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, acknowledging that he/she only participates in the safety, setup, discharge, and supervision of flame effect pyrotechnic displays.  The affidavit shall acknowledge that, with regard to the services provided, the applicant does not transport, receive, distribute, possess, store, or acquire for use any material that requires an ATF license.

 

5)                  The applicable license fee identified in Section 230.150.

 

6)                  Proof that the applicant met the requirements of Section 230.70(c), 230.80(c) or 230.90(b), whichever is applicable to the respective license.

 

7)                  References from at least 3 individuals, who are not affiliated with the pyrotechnic distributor who employs the applicant, who can verify the experience reported or any training received by the applicant. All references must include the name, address, phone number, and agency or organization represented by the person submitting the reference.  These references can be from permitting officials, law enforcement officials who had oversight at a display, fire department personnel who approved and reviewed pyrotechnic displays performed by the applicant in the past, and other individuals who can attest to the applicant's training, experience, and manner in performing displays.  In addition, these letters should identify the basis for the opinion expressed in the letter, i.e., how does that person know the applicant and what facts support the opinion expressed in the letter.

 

8)                  In accordance with Section 230.280 of this Part, a fingerprint card in the form and manner required by ISP and the fee specified by ISP for processing fingerprint cards through the ISP criminal history record files (see 20 Ill. Adm. Code 1215.50) and through the FBI criminal history record files.

 

c)         Upon receipt and review of the application, the Office shall issue the appropriate license or shall notify the applicant of the reason for the denial of the license.

 

d)                  Depending on an applicant's professional qualifications, as evidenced by information and documents submitted with his/her application, and on the nature and extent of an applicant's planned participation in permitted pyrotechnic displays, the Office may, within its sole discretion, issue a temporary license to an individual during the application process.  The temporary license shall expire upon receipt of the appropriate license or notification of denial of the license.