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LD 1744 Title Page An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Display of Fireworks and Indoor Pyrotech... Page 2 of 2
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §227-A, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 671,
§6, are amended to read:

 
A. Applies in writing to the commissioner for a permit at
least 10 20 days in advance of the proposed display;

 
B. Applies on forms furnished by the department. An
application for a permit must include:

 
(1) A certificate of public liability insurance in the
amount of $500,000 $1,000,000 to cover loss, damage or
injuries to persons or property that might result from
the display; and

 
(2) A site plan for the proposed display depicting a
diagram of the grounds or facilities at which or in
which the display will be held. The diagram must show
points of discharge, fallout areas, any buildings or
other structures in proximity to the display site and
the location of any audience that may be present.
Distances of and distances between the points of
discharge and any buildings or structures must be
stated on the diagram; and

 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §227-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 437, §2 and
affected by §8, is further amended to read:

 
3. Fees. The fee for a permit is $30 per display and the fee
for a site inspection is $111. The fee for all monitored indoor
pyrotechnic events that occur outside of normal business hours is
$100.

 
Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §227-A, sub-§5, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452,
Pt. C, §6 and affected by Pt. X, §2, are amended to read:

 
A. A person who conducts a fireworks display without a
permit commits a Class D C crime.

 
B. A person who conducts a fireworks display in violation
of a permit issued under subsection 1 commits a Class E D
crime.

 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §227-A, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

 
7.__Indoor pyrotechnics.__All indoor pyrotechnic events must
be monitored by the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire
Marshal's designee.


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