Inspection and certification of Display Fireworks facilities

No person shall engage in the business of manufacturing Display
Fireworks without first requesting the State Fire Marshal to conduct a fire and safety inspection and receiving certification that a satisfactory inspection was conducted. All manufacturers of Display Fireworks shall be required to comply with the standards promulgated by the National Fire Protection Agency, Section 1124-Code for Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks.
Upon written request of a Display Fireworks manufacturer, the
State Fire Marshal shall, within ten (10) days, conduct a fire and safety inspection and shall, upon satisfactory inspection, issue certification of the inspection. Thereafter, the State Fire Marshal shall conduct a fire and safety inspection at least once every six

(6) months.
Whenever the State Fire Marshal shall find any violation of
NFPA-1124 which would endanger persons or property, the State Fire
Marshal shall immediately order the manufacturing facility closed until such time as the violations are remedied and a new inspection and certification takes place.
Any person engaging in the business of manufacturing Display
Fireworks without current certification of a satisfactory fire and safety inspection or any person refusing to comply with the State Fire Marshal's order to close a Display Fireworks manufacturing facility shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year or by a fine not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or both such fine and imprisonment.
Any person manufacturing Display Fireworks on the effective date of this act shall, within ninety (90) days, be licensed and inspected pursuant to this act.