Full Text of HB1813 99th General Assembly
HB1813 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB1813 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 425 ILCS 35/1 | from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127 |
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Amends the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning
definitions.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Pyrotechnic Use Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 1 as follows:
| 6 | | (425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127)
| 7 | | Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the
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
| 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 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.
| 18 | | "Production company" means any person in the film, digital | 19 | | and video media, television, commercial, music, or theatrical | 20 | | stage industry who provides pyrotechnic services or | 21 | | pyrotechnic display services as part of a film, digital and | 22 | | video media, television, commercial, music, or theatrical | 23 | | production in the State of Illinois and is licensed by the | 24 | | Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator | 25 | | Licensing Act. | 26 | | "Pyrotechnic display" means the detonation, ignition, or |
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| 1 | | deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce | 2 | | visual or audible effects of a exhibitional nature before the | 3 | | public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether | 4 | | admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the | 5 | | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | 6 | | "Pyrotechnic distributor" means any person who distributes | 7 | | display fireworks for sale in the State of Illinois or provides | 8 | | them as part of a pyrotechnic display service in the State of | 9 | | Illinois or provides only pyrotechnic services and is licensed | 10 | | by the Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and | 11 | | Operator Licensing Act. | 12 | | "Pyrotechnic service" means the detonation, ignition or | 13 | | deflagration of display fireworks, special effects or flame | 14 | | effects to produce a visual or audible effect. | 15 | | "Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used | 16 | | for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in | 17 | | conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions
| 18 | | that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical compositions
| 19 | | and construction, but are not intended for consumer use and are
| 20 | | not labeled as such or identified as "intended for indoor use".
| 21 | | "Special effects fireworks" are classified as fireworks UN0431
| 22 | | or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation
| 23 | | under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09; 97-164, eff. 1-1-12.)
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