OAR 837-012-0525
Wholesale Permits


(1)

Within 30 days of receipt of a properly completed and timely submitted permit application and wholesale permit fee, the Office of State Fire Marshal must issue or propose to deny the wholesale permit.

(2)

The Office of State Fire Marshal may not approve a permit application or issue a wholesale permit without the prior approval of the local fire authority.

(3)

The Office of State Fire Marshal will assign a unique number to each wholesale permit issued.

(4)

The Office of State Fire Marshal will mail the original wholesale permit to the applicant at the mailing address listed on the permit application.

(5)

Wholesale permit holders may request a duplicate copy of their permit by certifying to the Office of State Fire Marshal, in writing, that their permit has been lost, stolen or destroyed. Written requests must be signed and dated by the applicant pursuant to OAR 837-012-0520 (Wholesale Permit Applications)(12).

(6)

The issuance of a wholesale permit does not in any way constitute approval by the Office of State Fire Marshal of any fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks purchased, sold or provided by any other means pursuant to the permit.

(7)

A wholesale permit allows the holder of the permit to engage in the purchase, transportation, possession, storage and sales of fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks, when those activities are otherwise in conformance with applicable requirements of ORS 480.111 (Definitions for ORS 480.111 to 480.165) through 480.165 (Civil penalty for fireworks law violations), OAR chapter 837, division 12, and any other applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to Fireworks.

(8)

A wholesale permit authorizes the holder of the permit to sell or provide by any other means, fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks, within or into Oregon, only to holders of:

(a)

General, limited, or special effects display permits;

(b)

Retail permits;

(c)

Wholesale permits; or

(d)

Pest control permits.

(9)

A wholesale permit does not authorize the sale or provision by any other means, of fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks to individual members of the general public.

(10)

The wholesale permit and permit number issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal are valid from January 1 to December 31 of the year for which they are issued. All wholesale permit and permit numbers expire on December 31 of the year in which they are valid. A wholesale permit holder may be issued the same permit number every year if the permit holder applies for and obtains a wholesale permit in consecutive years.

(11)

The wholesale permit is not transferable to another person nor can another person perform any activities authorized by the wholesale permit unless that person listed in the permit application.

(12)

Only the wholesale permit holder and the employees of the wholesale permit holder may engage in wholesale operations authorized by the wholesale permit.

(13)

The wholesale permit holder’s name, mailing address and wholesale permit number must be imprinted or affixed by the wholesale permit holder to:

(a)

All sales forms, orders, invoices, inventory sheets and any other similar or related documents issued, used or completed by the wholesale permit holder in conducting its wholesale operations; and

(b)

The outside of all cartons, containers, or cases of fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks being shipped, transported, or otherwise provided by the wholesale permit holder.

(c)

Care should be taken to ensure any other required labeling is not obscured when marking items required by 837-012-0525 (Wholesale Permits)(13) (a) and (b).

(14)

All shipments by a wholesale permit holder of fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks must show on the outside of each cartons, containers, or cases, sales forms, orders, invoices, inventory sheets and any other similar or related documents issued, used or completed by the wholesale permit holder the full name and permit number of the permit holder to whom the fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks are being provided.

(a)

If fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks are being shipped, transported or otherwise provided in or into Oregon, the shipment must show an Office of State Fire Marshal-issued permit number.

(b)

If the fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks are being shipped, transported or otherwise provided from Oregon for delivery into another state, the shipment must show the appropriate license or permit number, if the person to whom the fireworks, retail fireworks, display fireworks, or pest control fireworks are being provided is required under the laws of the other state to possess a license or permit.

(c)

Care should be taken to ensure any other required labeling is not obscured when marking items required by 837-012-0525 (Wholesale Permits)(14) (a) and (b).
837–012–0305
Purpose and Scope—Pest Control Fireworks in Oregon
837–012–0310
Pest Control Fireworks Permit Applications
837–012–0315
Definitions
837–012–0320
Storage of Pest Control Fireworks
837–012–0325
Permits-Denial, Suspension, Revocation
837–012–0330
General
837–012–0340
Permit Fees
837–012–0350
Issuance of Pest Control Fireworks Permits
837–012–0360
Purchase of Pest Control Fireworks
837–012–0370
Prohibited Acts and Limitations
837–012–0500
Purpose and Scope—Wholesale Sales and Storage of Fireworks in Oregon
837–012–0505
Effective Dates
837–012–0510
Definitions
837–012–0515
General
837–012–0520
Wholesale Permit Applications
837–012–0525
Wholesale Permits
837–012–0530
Permit Fees
837–012–0535
Denial, Suspension and/or Revocation of Wholesale Permit
837–012–0540
Wholesale Sites Located in Oregon
837–012–0545
Sales and Records — General
837–012–0550
Sales to Out-of-State Residents by In-State Wholesalers
837–012–0555
Prohibited Acts and Limitations
837–012–0560
Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions
837–012–0565
Transportation
837–012–0570
Hazardous Materials Reporting for Wholesalers with Oregon Storage Sites
837–012–0600
Purpose and Scope—Retail Sales and Storage of Pyrotechnics (Allowed Fireworks) in Oregon
837–012–0605
Effective Dates
837–012–0610
Definitions
837–012–0615
General
837–012–0620
Retail Permit Applications
837–012–0625
Retail Permit Fees
837–012–0630
Issuance of Retail Permits
837–012–0635
Purchase of Retail Fireworks by Retail Permit Holder
837–012–0640
Permits — Denial, Suspension and/or Revocation
837–012–0645
Sales and Storage of Retail Fireworks
837–012–0650
Outdoor Sales
837–012–0655
Indoor Sales
837–012–0660
Records and Postings
837–012–0665
Advertisements
837–012–0670
Prohibited Acts and Limitations
837–012–0675
Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions
837–012–0700
Purpose and Scope—Display of Fireworks in Oregon
837–012–0710
Effective Dates
837–012–0720
Definitions
837–012–0730
General
837–012–0740
Display Permit Applications
837–012–0750
Display Permit Application Fees
837–012–0760
Issuance of Display Permits
837–012–0770
Operator Certificate Applications
837–012–0780
Operator and Assistant Qualifications
837–012–0790
Issuance of Operator Certificate
837–012–0800
Renewal of Operator Certificate
837–012–0810
Training Course Instructor
837–012–0820
Pyrotechnician Training Course Requirements
837–012–0830
Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Display Permit or General or Limited Operator Certificate
837–012–0835
Purchase, Transportation and Storage of Display Fireworks
837–012–0840
Selection of Display Site and Set Up
837–012–0850
Construction of Fireworks Aerial Shells
837–012–0855
Barge Requirements
837–012–0860
Operation of Fireworks Display
837–012–0865
Operations for Barge Displays
837–012–0870
Loading and Firing of Shells
837–012–0875
Mortar Racks for Barge Displays
837–012–0880
Ground Display Fireworks
837–012–0890
Site Clean-Up
837–012–0900
Transportation and Storage
837–012–0910
Prohibited Acts and Limitations
837–012–0920
Records Keeping
837–012–0940
Civil and Criminal Enforcement Actions
837–012–0950
Insurance Requirements
837–012–0960
Fire Protection
837–012–0970
Reports for General Displays
837–012–1000
Authority and Application—Fireworks Citations and Civil Penalty Assessments
837–012–1010
Purpose and Scope
837–012–1020
Effective Dates
837–012–1030
Definitions
837–012–1040
General
837–012–1050
Violation Types, Instances, and Penalty Assessments
837–012–1060
Issuance of Civil Penalty Citation and Forwarding to the Office of State Fire Marshal
837–012–1070
Hearings
837–012–1080
Informal Conference
837–012–1090
Formal Hearing
837–012–1100
Penalty Adjustments
837–012–1110
Judicial Review
837–012–1120
Payment of Civil Penalty
837–012–1130
Type I Violations
837–012–1140
Type II Violations
837–012–1150
Type III Violations
837–012–1160
Type IV Violations
837–012–1200
Purpose and Scope—Explosives
837–012–1210
Definitions
837–012–1220
General
837–012–1230
Fees
837–012–1240
Applications
837–012–1250
Eligibility for a Certificate of Possession
837–012–1260
Certificate of Possession — Examination
837–012–1270
Certificate of Possession — Issuance
837–012–1280
Certificate of Possession - Renewal
837–012–1290
Explosives Storage
837–012–1300
Magazine Registration and Inspection
837–012–1310
State Fire Marshal Inspection of Magazines
837–012–1320
Certificate of Registration of Magazine — With Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Inspection
837–012–1330
Certificate of Registration of Magazine — Renewal
837–012–1340
Fire and Life Safety Standards
837–012–1350
Removal/Confiscation of Explosives
837–012–1360
Magazine Re-location — Reporting
837–012–1370
Record Keeping Requirements for Explosives
837–012–1380
Hazardous Materials Reporting
837–012–1390
Denial, Suspension or Revocation
837–012–1400
Contested Cases
837–012–1410
Informal Conference
837–012–1420
Formal Hearing
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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