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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 Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (425 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 102)
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7 | Sec. 2.
The following words and phrases, when used in this | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Act, shall
for the purpose of this Act have the following | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | definition and meaning:
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10 | (a) The term fireworks shall mean and include any | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | explosive
composition or any substance or combination of | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | substances, or article
prepared for the purpose of producing a | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | visible or audible effect of a
temporary exhibitional nature | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | by explosion, combustion, deflagration or
detonation, and | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | shall include blank cartridges, toy cannons in which
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16 | explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | underneath
to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, sky | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | rockets, Roman candles,
bombs or other fireworks of like | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | construction and any
fireworks containing any explosive | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | compound; or any tablets or other
device containing any | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | explosive substance, or containing combustible
substances | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | producing visual effects. The term "fireworks" shall not
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23 | include snake or glow worm pellets; smoke devices; handheld or |
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1 | ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, | ||||||
2 | that may produce a crackling or whistling effect, and that | ||||||
3 | contain 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube | ||||||
4 | or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes ; trick | ||||||
5 | noisemakers
known as "party poppers", "booby traps", | ||||||
6 | "snappers", "trick matches", "cigarette
loads" and "auto | ||||||
7 | burglar alarms"; toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or
other | ||||||
8 | devices in which
paper or plastic caps containing twenty-five | ||||||
9 | hundredths grains or less
of explosive compound are used, | ||||||
10 | provided they are so constructed that
the hand cannot come in | ||||||
11 | contact with the cap when in place for the
explosion; wood | ||||||
12 | stick or wire sparklers that contain not more than 100 grams of | ||||||
13 | pyrotechnic mixture per item; and toy pistol paper or plastic | ||||||
14 | caps which contain
less than twenty-five hundredths grains of | ||||||
15 | explosive mixture;
the sale and use of
which shall be | ||||||
16 | permitted at all times.
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17 | (b) The term "fireworks plant" shall mean and include all | ||||||
18 | lands,
with buildings thereon, used in connection with the | ||||||
19 | manufacture or
processing of fireworks, as well as storehouses | ||||||
20 | located thereon for the
storage of finished fireworks.
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21 | (c) The term "fireworks factory building" shall mean any | ||||||
22 | building or
other structure in which the manufacture of | ||||||
23 | fireworks, or in which any
processing involving fireworks is | ||||||
24 | carried on.
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25 | (d) The term "magazine" shall mean any building or other | ||||||
26 | structure
used for the storage of explosive raw materials used |
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1 | in the manufacture
of fireworks.
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2 | (e) The term "Office" shall mean the Office of the State | ||||||
3 | Fire Marshal.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 83-474.)
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5 | Section 10. The Pyrotechnic Use Act is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Section 1 as follows:
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7 | (425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127)
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8 | Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following | ||||||
9 | words shall have the following meanings: | ||||||
10 | "1.3G fireworks" means those fireworks used for | ||||||
11 | professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks | ||||||
12 | UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of | ||||||
13 | Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | ||||||
14 | "Consumer distributor" means any person who distributes, | ||||||
15 | offers for sale, sells, or exchanges for consideration | ||||||
16 | consumer fireworks in Illinois to another distributor or | ||||||
17 | directly to any retailer or person for resale. | ||||||
18 | "Consumer fireworks" means those fireworks that must | ||||||
19 | comply with the construction, chemical composition, and | ||||||
20 | labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety | ||||||
21 | Commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507, and | ||||||
22 | classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States | ||||||
23 | Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | ||||||
24 | "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"; handheld or | ||||||
4 | ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, | ||||||
5 | that produce a crackling or whistling effect, and that contain | ||||||
6 | 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total | ||||||
7 | of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes ; toy pistols, toy
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8 | canes, toy guns, or other devices in
which paper or plastic | ||||||
9 | caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or
less of | ||||||
10 | explosive compound are used, provided they are so constructed | ||||||
11 | that
the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place | ||||||
12 | for the
explosion; wood stick or wire sparklers that contain | ||||||
13 | not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item; and | ||||||
14 | toy pistol paper or plastic caps that contain less than
twenty | ||||||
15 | hundredths grains of explosive mixture; the sale and use of | ||||||
16 | which
shall be permitted at all times. | ||||||
17 | "Consumer fireworks display" or "consumer display" means | ||||||
18 | the detonation, ignition, or deflagration of consumer | ||||||
19 | fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
20 | "Consumer operator" means an adult individual who is | ||||||
21 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the | ||||||
22 | consumer fireworks display and who has completed the training | ||||||
23 | required in Section 2.2 of this Act. | ||||||
24 | "Consumer retailer" means any person who offers for sale, | ||||||
25 | sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer fireworks in | ||||||
26 | Illinois directly to any person with a consumer display |
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1 | permit. | ||||||
2 | "Display fireworks" means 1.3G or special effects | ||||||
3 | fireworks or as further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor | ||||||
4 | and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
5 | "Flame effect" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
6 | deflagration of flammable gases, liquids, or special materials | ||||||
7 | to produce a thermal, physical, visual, or audible effect | ||||||
8 | before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of | ||||||
9 | whether admission is charged, in accordance with National Fire | ||||||
10 | Protection Association 160 guidelines, and as may be further | ||||||
11 | defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
12 | Act. | ||||||
13 | "Lead pyrotechnic operator" means an individual who is | ||||||
14 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the | ||||||
15 | pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service and who is licensed | ||||||
16 | pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
17 | Act. | ||||||
18 | "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, | ||||||
19 | association, partnership, company, consortium, joint venture, | ||||||
20 | commercial entity, state, municipality, or political | ||||||
21 | subdivision of a state or any agency, department, or | ||||||
22 | instrumentality of the United States and any officer, agent, | ||||||
23 | or employee of these entities.
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24 | "Production company" means any person in the film, digital | ||||||
25 | and video media, television, commercial, music, or theatrical | ||||||
26 | stage industry who provides pyrotechnic services or |
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1 | pyrotechnic display services as part of a film, digital and | ||||||
2 | video media, television, commercial, music, or theatrical | ||||||
3 | production in the State of Illinois and is licensed by the | ||||||
4 | Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator | ||||||
5 | Licensing Act. | ||||||
6 | "Pyrotechnic display" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
7 | deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce | ||||||
8 | visual or audible effects of an exhibitional nature before the | ||||||
9 | public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether | ||||||
10 | admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the | ||||||
11 | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
12 | "Pyrotechnic distributor" means any person who distributes | ||||||
13 | display fireworks for sale in the State of Illinois or | ||||||
14 | provides them as part of a pyrotechnic display service in the | ||||||
15 | State of Illinois or provides only pyrotechnic services and is | ||||||
16 | licensed by the Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor | ||||||
17 | and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
18 | "Pyrotechnic service" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
19 | deflagration of display fireworks, special effects, or flame | ||||||
20 | effects to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
21 | "Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used | ||||||
22 | for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in | ||||||
23 | conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions
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24 | that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical | ||||||
25 | compositions
and construction, but are not intended for | ||||||
26 | consumer use and are
not labeled as such or identified as |
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1 | "intended for indoor use".
"Special effects fireworks" are | ||||||
2 | classified as fireworks UN0431
or UN0432 by the United States | ||||||
3 | Department of Transportation
under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
6 | 1, 2024.
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