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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 62
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Article 38A - Fires and Investigations
15.
(a) The term "fireworks" as used in this subtitle means firecrackers, "squibs,
rockets, Roman candles, fire balloons, signal lights, and any combustible, explosive or
implosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article
prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion,
explosion, implosion, deflagration, or detonation. The term "fireworks" does not
include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper caps
containing twenty-five hundredths grains or less of explosive compound are used,
provided they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap
when in place for use; or toy pistol paper caps which contain less than twenty
hundredths grains of explosive mixture; or sparklers containing no chlorates or
perchlorates; or paper wrapped snappers containing less than three hundredths
grains of explosive composition; or ash-producing pellets known as "snakes" which
contain no mercury and arc not regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
(b) ["Class B fireworks"'] "1.3 G FIREWORKS" means special fireworks,
designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion or explosion.
[Class B] 1.3 G fireworks includes toy torpedoes, railway torpedoes, firecrackers and
salutes that do not qualify as [Class C] 1.4 G fireworks, exhibition display pieces,
illuminating projectiles, incendiary projectiles, incendiary grenades; smoke
projectiles or bombs containing expelling charges but without bursting charges; flash
powders in inner units not exceeding two ounces each, flash sheets in interior
packages, flash powder or spreader cartridges containing not over 72 grains of flash
powder each; and flash cartridges consisting of a paper cartridge shell, small arms
primer and flash composition, not exceeding 180 grains all assembled in one piece.
The use of the term ["Class B fireworks"] "1.3 G FIREWORKS" is based on United
States Department of Transportation regulations.
(c) ["Class C fireworks"] "1.4 G FIREWORKS" means common fireworks,
designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion. Some small devices
designed to produce an audible effect are included, but only when containing less than
two grains of pyrotechnic composition. [Class C] 1.4 G fireworks include the
following:
(1) Roman candles, not exceeding ten balls, with total pyrotechnic
composition not exceeding twenty grams in weight and inside tube diameter not
exceeding 3/8 inch;
(2) Sky rockets with sticks, total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding
twenty grams in weight, and inside tube diameter not exceeding 1/2 inch;
(3) Helicopter type rockets, total pyrotechnic composition not exceeding
twenty grams in weight, and inside tube diameter not exceeding 1/2 inch;
(4) Cylindrical fountains with total pyrotechnic composition not
exceeding seventy-five grams in weight; and inside tube diameter not exceeding 3/4
inch;
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