OAR 837-012-0835
Purchase, Transportation and Storage of Display Fireworks

(1)

General and limited display permit holders must purchase or otherwise obtain display fireworks only from wholesalers who possess a current and valid wholesale permit issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal.

(2)

General and limited display permit holders must purchase or otherwise obtain display fireworks only from the wholesaler listed on the display permit.

(3)

If the wholesaler who supplies the display fireworks is different from the wholesaler listed on the display permit, the display permit holder must notify, in writing, the Office of State Fire Marshal and the local fire authority of the change at least 24 hours prior to purchasing the display fireworks from the wholesaler.

(4)

The designated agent may pick up fireworks from the wholesaler and deliver only to the storage site as listed on the display permit or directly to the display site as listed on the permit.

(5)

The permit holder, or their designated agent, must possess the display permit at the time the display fireworks are picked up from or delivered by the wholesaler.

(6)

The permit holder, or their designated agent, may transport the display fireworks only to the:

(a)

Storage site approved by the local fire authority and the Office of State Fire Marshal and listed on the display permit; or

(b)

The display site listed on the display permit.

(7)

The permit holder or their designated agent must comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the transportation of fireworks.

(8)

Prior to acceptance of display fireworks from a wholesaler, the permit holder, or their designated agent, must confirm that the outside of all cartons, containers or cases of display fireworks, and any accompanying documentation, are affixed with the full permit holder name and display permit number of the display permit corresponding to the permit holder authorizing the display fireworks being received and the wholesaler name and their Oregon wholesale permit number of the Oregon wholesaler who supplied the display fireworks.

(9)

Display permit holders, or their designated agent, may not accept any cartons, containers or cases of display fireworks or accompanying documentation that do not show the required information pursuant to subsections (8) of this rule. If the required permit holder name and display permit number is not on the outside of all cartons, containers or cases of display fireworks, and any accompanying documentation, the permit holder must refuse to accept the display fireworks.

(10)

Permit holder name and display permit number and the wholesaler name and permit number must be maintained on any carton, containers or cases containing display fireworks authorized by a display permit.

(11)

The storage of display fireworks must comply with the following:

(a)

OAR chapter 837, division 12;

(b)

Oregon Fire Code, as adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to OAR 837-040-0010 (Adoption of the International Fire Code).

(c)

Oregon Structural Specialty Code, as adopted by the Oregon Building Codes Division pursuant to OAR 918-460-0010 (Adopted Oregon Structural Specialty Code).

(d)

NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks 2013Edition; and

(e)

United States Department of Transportation laws and regulations. See also CFR Title 17, Part 18, Subparts J and JJ.

(12)

The transportation of display fireworks must comply with the following:

(a)

ORS 480.111 (Definitions for ORS 480.111 to 480.165) through 480.165 (Civil penalty for fireworks law violations);

(b)

OAR chapter 837, division 12;

(c)

NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks; and

(d)

United States Department of Transportation laws and regulations. See also CFR Title 17, Part 18, Subparts J and JJ.

(13)

Fireworks may be delivered to the display Ssite up to a maximum of 72 hours prior to the date and time of the permitted display. Security at the display site will be continuous until the date and time of the display. Fireworks may be delivered to the display site up 72 hours prior only after a security plan has been submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and approved by the local fire authority.

(14)

Special consideration may be given for increasing the 72 hours maximum as allowed in 837-012-0835 (Purchase, Transportation and Storage of Display Fireworks)(13) for exceptionally large displays. Approval must be granted prior to arriving at the display site and must be approved by the Office of State Fire Marshal, the local fire authority, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

(15)

All fireworks at the display site must meet the requirements of NFPA 1124, Code for the Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks, 2013 Edition.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]

Source: Rule 837-012-0835 — Purchase, Transportation and Storage of Display Fireworks, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=837-012-0835.

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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