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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 749
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 19(e) of Article 38A - Fires and
Investigations, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 38A — Fires and Investigations
19.
(e) A license to manufacture fireworks, granted
pursuant to this section, permits the licensee to
manufacture, process, and store Class C fireworks, and
rockets and Roman candles as hereinafter permitted. The
manufacture of any Class B display fireworks, fireworks
commonly known as "flash and sound,11 products utilizing
potassium chlorate, and any explosives, including Class B
special fireworks other than rockets and Roman candles,
is unlawful, except as authorized by any other law. The
storage of Class B fireworks other than rockets or Roman
candles is prohibited except as permitted by this
subsection. Class B fireworks for authorized displays
may be stored in a separate storage building approved by
the State Fire Marshal upon obtaining a permit from the
State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal may issue a
permit for the storage of Class B display fireworks for
only that material for which the applicant has valid
orders, and the permits shall specify the type and
quantity of Class B material and order number. A permit
for storage may be issued for a period not to extend
beyond the date of the authorized display and in no case
to exceed ten days; however, Class B fireworks may be
stored in a separate storage building between April 20
and July 20 inclusive, without valid orders, if the State
Fire Marshal issues a permit. Any person violating this
subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction,
shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for
not more than one year, or both.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.
Approved April 9, 1974.
CHAPTER 157
(Senate Bill 682)
AN ACT concerning
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