Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
704 - Hazardous Processes and Operations
Chapter 2 - Application for Permit for Public Display of Fireworks
Section 704-2-5.0 - Operator Qualifications
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 704-2-5.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
5.1 Operator License Required.
5.1.1 All operators
of public displays of fireworks and persons lighting or shooting fireworks
shall be licensed by the State Fire Marshal.
5.1.2 Anyone desiring to be licensed as an
operator of a public display of fireworks shall submit an application for
licensing to the State Fire Marshal.
5.1.3 An application fee for a license to
operate a public display of fireworks shall be as prescribed in these
Regulations and shall accompany the application.
5.1.4 Applicants for licensing as operators
and persons lighting or firing fireworks shall successfully complete a written
or oral examination of laws, regulations, and safety practices, administered by
the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
5.1.5 All operators of public displays shall
be at least 21 years of age. All assistants shall be at least 18 years of
age.
5.1.6 Any license issued to an
operator or persons lighting or firing fireworks for public display shall be
valid for one year and renewed annually.
5.1.7 Fees for renewal of licenses shall be
as prescribed in these Regulations.
5.1.8 Any operator, individual, or persons
lighting or firing fireworks for public display without having obtained an
individual license from the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be charged
in accordance with 16 Del.C. §
6614.
5.1.9 Any individual or person licensed by
the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this Chapter who endangers life or property
in the conduct of fireworks or pyrotechnics firing or shooting shall have his
license suspended or revoked upon a finding of fact by the State Fire
Marshal.
5.1.10 Any persons so
licensed under the provisions of this Chapter may have his license suspended or
revoked for infractions or non-compliance with any of the provisions called for
in this Chapter.
5.1.11 Any person,
who has their license suspended or revoked under the provisions of this Chapter
or any other Chapter of these regulations, may appeal the action of suspension
or revocation to the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission under the
provisions set forth in Regulation 701, Chapter 1.
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