Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 837 - DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
Division 12 - PUBLIC DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS IN OREGON
Section 837-012-0760 - Issuance of Display Permits

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 837-012-0760

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) Within 15 days of receipt of a properly completed and timely submitted display permit application and display permit application fee, the Department of the State Fire Marshal may either grant or deny the application.

(2) The Department of the State Fire Marshal may not approve a permit application, or issue a display permit, without the prior approval of the local fire authority and law enforcement authority.

(3) The Department of the State Fire Marshal will assign a unique number to each display permit issued.

(4) Only one display permit may be issued for a display site for a particular date and time. Multiple permits may be issued for the same display site and the same day, but not for the same time.

(5) The Department of the State Fire Marshal will mail the original display permit to the individual who completed the display permit application at the mailing address of the individual completing the display permit application listed on the display permit application.

(6) Display permit holders may request a duplicate copy of their permit by certifying to the Department of the State Fire Marshal, in writing, that their permit has been lost, stolen, or destroyed. Written requests must be signed and dated by the display permit holder.

(7) A display permit is valid only for the date, time, and display site listed on the permit.

(8) A display permit authorizes the display permit holder to purchase, transport, possess and store display fireworks, for the purposes of holding the approved display, when those activities are otherwise in conformance with the applicable requirements of ORS 480.111 - 480.165, OAR chapter 837, division 12 and any other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations pertaining to fireworks.

(9) A display permit authorizes a display only:

(a) At the display site diagrammed on the display permit application and listed on the display permit;

(b) On the date and time listed on the display permit; and

(c) Conducted by the operator and assistants listed on the display permit.

(10) A display permit authorizes the use and discharge of only the type and quantity of display fireworks listed on the display permit.

(11) A display permit does not authorize the sale, purchase, possession, storage, discharge or provision by any other means of any fireworks except as specifically stated on the display permit.

(12) The issuance of a display permit does not in any way constitute approval by the Department of the State Fire Marshal of any display fireworks sold, purchased, possessed, stored provided or discharged pursuant to the display permit.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 480.150

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 480.110 - 480.165

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