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2012 Utah Code
Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Article 7 - Utah Fire Prevention and Safety Act
Section 222 - Restrictions on the sale or use of fireworks.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 53-7-222 (2012)
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53-7-222. Restrictions on the sale or use of fireworks.

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), class C dangerous explosives may not be possessed, discharged, sold, or offered for retail sale.

(b) (i) The following persons may purchase, possess, or discharge class C dangerous explosives:

(A) display operators and special effects operators who receive a license from the division in accordance with Section 53-7-223 and approval from their local licensing authority in accordance with Section 11-3-3.5; and

(B) operators approved by the Division of Wildlife Resources or Department of Agriculture and Food to discharge agricultural and wildlife fireworks.

(ii) Importers and wholesalers licensed under Section 53-7-224 may possess, sell, and offer to sell class C dangerous explosives.

(2) Unclassified fireworks may not be sold, or offered for sale.


Amended by Chapter 13, 2011 General Session

Amended by Chapter 13, 2011 General Session, (Coordination Clause)

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