2015 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
70.77 State fireworks law.
70.77.236 Definitions—"New fireworks item."
RCW 70.77.236 Definitions—"New fireworks item."
(1) "New fireworks item" means any fireworks initially classified or reclassified as articles pyrotechnic, display fireworks, or consumer fireworks by the United States department of transportation after June 13, 2002, and which comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the United States consumer products safety commission, 16 C.F.R., Parts 1500 and 1507.
(2) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall classify any new fireworks item in the same manner as the item is classified by the United States department of transportation and the United States consumer product safety commission. The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, may determine, stating reasonable grounds, that the item should not be so classified.
[2002 c 370 § 18; 1997 c 182 § 4; 1995 c 61 § 6.]
NOTES:
Severability—2002 c 370: See note following RCW 70.77.126.
Severability—Effective date—1997 c 182: See notes following RCW 70.77.160.
Severability—Effective date—1995 c 61: See notes following RCW 70.77.111.
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