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FIREWORKS AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

             5     
Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Business and Labor Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies the Fire Prevention and Fireworks Act regarding the allowable times
             12      to discharge fireworks.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    modifies the times during which fireworks may be sold and discharged.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          53-7-225, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 13
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 53-7-225 is amended to read:
             26           53-7-225. Times for sale and discharge of fireworks.
             27          (1) A person may sell Class C common state approved explosives [may be: (1) sold


             28      each year] in the state as follows:
             29          (a) beginning on June [26] 23 and ending on July [26] 27;
             30          (b) beginning on December [26] H. [ 30 ] 29 .H and ending on
             30a      H. [ January 1 ] December 31 .H ; and
             31          (c) [three] two days before and on the Chinese New H. [ Year ] Year's eve .H [; and].
             32          (2) [discharged each year] A person may discharge Class C common state approved
             33      explosives in the state as follows:
             34          (a) between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. S. , except that on July 4 and July 24, the
             34a      hours are 11 a.m. to midnight .S :
             35          [(a)] (i) beginning on [June 26] July 1 and ending on July [26;] 7; and
             36          (ii) beginning on July 21 and ending on July 27;
             37          (b) S. (i) .S beginning at 11 a.m. on December 31 and ending at 1 a.m. on the following
             37a      day;
             38      S. [ and ] or
             38a          (ii) if New Year's eve is on a Sunday and the local governmental jurisdiction determines
             38b      to celebrate New Year's eve on the prior Saturday, then it is lawful to discharge Class C
             38c      common state approved explosives on that prior Saturday; and .S
             39          (c) beginning at 11 a.m. on the Chinese New H. [ Year ] Year's eve .H and ending at 1
             39a      a.m. on the
             40      following day.
             41           S. (3) A person who violates the time restrictions stated in Subsections 2(a), 2(b), or
             41a      2(c) is guilty of an infraction. .S [(b) on January 1 and December 31; and]
             42          [(c) the day before and on the Chinese New Year.]




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