New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 2600 - MARKETING, SALES AND POSSESSION OF FIREWORKS
Part Saf-C 2607 - USE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS
Section Saf-C 2607.03 - Fire Danger Due to Weather

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 2607.03

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The local fire chief, in conjunction with the local forest fire warden, or the marshal, in conjunction with the director of forest and lands in the department of resources and economic development, may prohibit the use of permissible fireworks during periods of "high", "very high", or "extreme" fire danger due to weather, as determined by the department of resources and economic development, division of forest and lands, bureau of forest protection, when outside burning has also been prohibited.

(b) When the local fire chief and local forest fire warden, or the marshal and the director of forest and lands prohibit the use of permissible fireworks pursuant to (a) above, they shall immediately notify the public of such prohibition through a public announcement. Prohibitions made by the marshal and the director of forest and lands in the department of resources and economic development shall also be posted, in a prominent place, on each agencies website.

(c) Once the prohibition of the use of permissible fireworks has been lifted by the local fire chief and local forest fire warden, or the marshal and the director of forest and lands, they shall immediately notify the public that such use can be resumed through a public announcement, which shall be made in the same manner as the original announcement.

(d) If such prohibition involves the state or a large geographical area of the state, the announcement pursuant to (b) and (c) above, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in all licensed retail sales establishments.

#4983, eff 11-16-90; moved by #5752, eff 12-2-93 (formerly Saf-C 2602); ss by #6459, eff 2-20-97; ss by #7905, eff 6-24-03; ss by #8519, eff 12-16-05

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