§227-B.__Denial or revocation of permit

The commissioner may refuse to issue or may revoke a permit on any one or more of the following grounds:

1.__Incomplete.__The application, or any document filed with the application, is incomplete;

2.__Misstatement.__The application, or any document filed with the application, contains a material misstatement; or

3.__Site inspection.__Failure of the site to pass an inspection conducted by the department pursuant to section 227-A.

Sec. 6. 8 MRSA §228, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 23, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §228, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 23, §2, is amended to read:

D. To the sale or use of blank cartridges for a duly licensed show or theatre or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports;

Sec. 8. 8 MRSA §228, sub-§2, ¶¶G and H, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 23, §2, are amended to read:

G. In teaching the use of firearms; or

H. To the sale of shells for firearms, cartridges, gunpowder and explosives for the purpose of any legal use of firearms; or.

Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §228, sub-§2, ¶I, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 23, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §229, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 528, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Criminal penalties. A person who violates section 222, if the value of the fireworks possessed exceeds $100, or section 224 or 225 commits a Class E crime. A person who violates section 227 227-A by failing to obtain a permit for display commits a Class D crime. Any person who violates section 227 227-A by conducting the display in violation of the permit commits a Class E crime.