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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Pyrotechnic Use Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 1 and 2.3 as follows:
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6 | (425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127)
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7 | Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | words shall have the following meanings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "1.3G fireworks" means those fireworks used for | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Consumer distributor" means any person who distributes, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | offers for sale, sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | fireworks in Illinois to another distributor or directly to any | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | retailer or person for resale. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Consumer fireworks" means those fireworks that must | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | comply with the construction, chemical composition, and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507, and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | "Consumer fireworks"
shall not include snake or glow worm |
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1 | pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers
known as "party | ||||||
2 | poppers", "booby traps", "snappers", "trick matches", | ||||||
3 | "cigarette
loads", and "auto burglar alarms"; sparklers; toy | ||||||
4 | pistols, toy
canes, toy guns, or other devices in
which paper | ||||||
5 | or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or
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6 | less of explosive compound are used, provided they are so | ||||||
7 | constructed that
the hand cannot come in contact with the cap | ||||||
8 | when in place for the
explosion; and toy pistol paper or | ||||||
9 | plastic caps that contain less than
twenty hundredths grains of | ||||||
10 | explosive mixture; the sale and use of which
shall be permitted | ||||||
11 | at all times. | ||||||
12 | "Consumer fireworks display" or "consumer display" means | ||||||
13 | the detonation, ignition, or deflagration of consumer | ||||||
14 | fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
15 | "Consumer operator" means an adult individual who is | ||||||
16 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of a the | ||||||
17 | consumer fireworks display and who has completed the training | ||||||
18 | required in Section 2.2 of this Act . | ||||||
19 | "Consumer retailer" means any person who offers for sale, | ||||||
20 | sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer fireworks in | ||||||
21 | Illinois directly to any person with a consumer display permit . | ||||||
22 | "Display fireworks" means 1.3G or special effects | ||||||
23 | fireworks or as further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor | ||||||
24 | and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
25 | "Flame effect" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
26 | deflagration of flammable gases, liquids, or special materials |
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1 | to produce a thermal, physical, visual, or audible effect | ||||||
2 | before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of | ||||||
3 | whether admission is charged, in accordance with National Fire | ||||||
4 | Protection Association 160 guidelines, and as may be further | ||||||
5 | defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
6 | Act. | ||||||
7 | "Lead pyrotechnic operator" means an individual who is | ||||||
8 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the | ||||||
9 | pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service and who is licensed | ||||||
10 | pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
11 | Act. | ||||||
12 | "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, | ||||||
13 | association, partnership, company, consortium, joint venture, | ||||||
14 | commercial entity, state, municipality, or political | ||||||
15 | subdivision of a state or any agency, department, or | ||||||
16 | instrumentality of the United States and any officer, agent, or | ||||||
17 | employee of these entities.
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18 | "Production company" means any person in the film, digital | ||||||
19 | and video media, television, commercial, and theatrical stage | ||||||
20 | industry who provides pyrotechnic services or pyrotechnic | ||||||
21 | display services as part of a film, digital and video media, | ||||||
22 | television, commercial, or theatrical production in the State | ||||||
23 | of Illinois and is licensed by the Office pursuant to the | ||||||
24 | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
25 | "Pyrotechnic display" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
26 | deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce |
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1 | visual or audible effects of a exhibitional nature before the | ||||||
2 | public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether | ||||||
3 | admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the | ||||||
4 | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
5 | "Pyrotechnic distributor" means any person who distributes | ||||||
6 | display fireworks for sale in the State of Illinois or provides | ||||||
7 | them as part of a pyrotechnic display service in the State of | ||||||
8 | Illinois or provides only pyrotechnic services and is licensed | ||||||
9 | by the Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and | ||||||
10 | Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
11 | "Pyrotechnic service" means the detonation, ignition or | ||||||
12 | deflagration of display fireworks, special effects or flame | ||||||
13 | effects to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
14 | "Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used | ||||||
15 | for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in | ||||||
16 | conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions
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17 | that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical compositions
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18 | and construction, but are not intended for consumer use and are
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19 | not labeled as such or identified as "intended for indoor use".
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20 | "Special effects fireworks" are classified as fireworks UN0431
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21 | or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation
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22 | under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
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24 | (425 ILCS 35/2.3) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 2.3. Consumer distributors and retailers. No person |
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1 | may act as a consumer distributor or retailer or advertise or | ||||||
2 | use any title implying that the person is a consumer | ||||||
3 | distributor or retailer unless registered with the Office of | ||||||
4 | the State Fire Marshal. No consumer fireworks may be | ||||||
5 | distributed, sold, transferred, or provided free of charge to | ||||||
6 | an individual who has not been issued a permit in accordance | ||||||
7 | with Section 2.2 of this Act or has not registered with the | ||||||
8 | Office of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with this | ||||||
9 | Section if the consumer fireworks are distributed, sold, | ||||||
10 | transferred, or provided for resale . No person may sell to a | ||||||
11 | single individual a quantity of consumer fireworks exceeding | ||||||
12 | 499 pounds without prior approval by the Office of the State | ||||||
13 | Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal, in the name of the | ||||||
14 | People, through the Attorney General, the State's Attorney of | ||||||
15 | any county, any resident of the State, or any legal entity | ||||||
16 | within the State may apply for injunctive relief in any court | ||||||
17 | to enjoin any person who has not registered from distributing | ||||||
18 | or selling consumer fireworks. Upon filing a verified petition | ||||||
19 | in court, the court, if satisfied by affidavit, or otherwise, | ||||||
20 | that the person is or has been distributing in violation of | ||||||
21 | this Act, may enter a temporary restraining order or | ||||||
22 | preliminary injunction, without bond, enjoining the defendant | ||||||
23 | from further activity. A copy of the verified complaint shall | ||||||
24 | be served upon the defendant and the proceedings are to be | ||||||
25 | conducted as in other civil cases. The court may enter a | ||||||
26 | judgment permanently enjoining a defendant from further |
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1 | unregistered activity if it is established that the defendant | ||||||
2 | has been or is distributing in violation of this Act. In case | ||||||
3 | of violation of any injunctive order or judgment entered under | ||||||
4 | this Section, the court may summarily try and punish the | ||||||
5 | offender for contempt of court. Injunctive proceedings are in | ||||||
6 | addition to all penalties and other remedies in this Act.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 94-658, eff. 1-1-06.) | ||||||
8 | (425 ILCS 35/2.2 rep.) | ||||||
9 | Section 10. The Pyrotechnic Use Act is amended by repealing | ||||||
10 | Section 2.2.
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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