2010 North Carolina Code
Chapter 58 Insurance.
Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.
58-82A-3. Pyrotechnics display operator license.


NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-3 What's This?

58‑82A‑3. Pyrotechnics display operator license.

(a) License Required. A display operator license issued by the Commissioner is required for an individual to obtain the necessary authorization under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes to exhibit, use, handle, manufacture, or discharge pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition in this State. A license issued under this section is valid for three years unless it is revoked by the Commissioner.

(b) Requirements. The Commissioner may issue a display operator license to an individual if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The individual is at least 21 years of age.

(2) The individual has assisted a display operator as an assistant display operator in the exhibition, use, or display of pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition, as allowed under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, on at least three occasions, or is a proximate audience display operator.

(3) The individual successfully completes the minimum training requirements established by the State Fire Marshal.

(4) The individual successfully passes an examination approved by the State Fire Marshal that demonstrates the individual has the knowledge to safely handle, store, and exhibit Class 1.4g, 1.3g, 1.2g, and 1.1g pyrotechnics or provides satisfactory evidence of current certification by a third party acceptable to the State Fire Marshal.

(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2010‑22, s. 6, effective October 1, 2010.

(6) The individual has no violations of any provision of this Article or of any similar provision of any other state and submits an "Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance" issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 or, if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has not issued a Letter of Clearance to the individual, the individual signs a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has not been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i).

(c), (d) Repealed by Session Laws 2010‑22, s. 6, effective October 1, 2010. (2009‑507, s. 3; 2010‑22, s. 6.)

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