California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

• Section 12500.
  This part shall be known and may be cited as the State Fireworks Law.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)
• Section 12501.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)
• Section 12502.
  “Advertise” means an announcement publicly with any sign, card, or notice, or by any other means, on which appears a person’s name or business name...
• Section 12503.
  “Agricultural and wildlife fireworks” means fireworks designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used to prevent damage to crops or unwanted occupancy of areas...
• Section 12504.
  “Flammable liquid” means any liquid whose flashpoint is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, when tested pursuant to Standard D56-70 of the American Society for Testing...
• Section 12505.
  “Dangerous fireworks” includes all of the following:(a)  Any fireworks which contain any of the following: (1)  Arsenic sulfide, arsenates, or arsenites. (2)  Boron. (3)  Chlorates,...
• Section 12506.
  “Emergency signaling device” means a pyrotechnic device designed and intended by the manufacturer to be used as such and which provides a reasonable degree of...
• Section 12507.
  “End fuse” means a fuse inserted into any fireworks or pyrotechnic device at the end as distinguished from the side of such item.(Repealed and added...
• Section 12508.
  “Exempt fireworks” means any special item containing pyrotechnic compositions which the State Fire Marshal, with the advice of the State Fire Advisory Board, has investigated...
• Section 12509.
  “Exporter” means any person who sells, consigns, or delivers fireworks located within this state for delivery, use, or sale out of this state.(Repealed and added...
• Section 12510.
  “Fire nuisance” means anything or any act which increases, or may cause an increase of, the hazard or menace of fire, or which may obstruct,...
• Section 12511.
  “Fireworks” means any device containing chemical elements and chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and producing audible, visual, mechanical,...
• Section 12512.
  “Fireworks kit” means any assembly of materials or explosive substances, which is designed and intended by the seller to be assembled by the person receiving...
• Section 12513.
  “Importer” means any person who for any purpose does any of the following:(a)  Brings fireworks into this state or causes fireworks to be brought into...
• Section 12514.
  “Issuing authority” means any person who has the responsibility of evaluating the application for, and issuing, the permits required by Section 12640.(Repealed and added by...
• Section 12515.
  “Label of registration” means the label of registration of the State Fire Marshal.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)
• Section 12516.
  “License” means any nontransferable authorization granted by the State Fire Marshal to engage in any activity regulated by this part.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973,...
• Section 12517.
  “Licensee” means any person 21 years of age or older holding a fireworks license issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 12570).(Repealed and added...
• Section 12518.
  “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, makes, constructs, fabricates, or produces any fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, but does not include any person who assembles or...
• Section 12519.
  “Model rocket” means a toy or educational device that weighs not more than 1500 grams, including the engine and any payload, that is propelled by...
• Section 12520.
  “Model rocket motor” means a rocket propulsion device using commercially manufactured solid propellant, that does not require mixing by the user, and that conforms to...
• Section 12521.
  “Package” includes any case, container, or receptacle, used for holding fireworks, which is closed or sealed by tape, cordage, or by any other means.(Repealed and...
• Section 12522.
  “Permit” means the nontransferable permission granted by the public agency having local jurisdiction to a licensee for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a place...
• Section 12523.
  “Person” means any person, copartnership, organization, firm, corporation, association, or any combination thereof, or any city, county, city and county, and state, and shall include...
• Section 12524.
  “Public display of fireworks” means an entertainment feature where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge...
• Section 12525.
  “Pyrotechnic compositions” means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere.(Repealed and added by Stats....
• Section 12526.
  “Pyrotechnic device” means any combination of materials, including pyrotechnic compositions, which, by the agency of fire, produce an audible, visual, mechanical or thermal effect designed...
• Section 12527.
  “Pyrotechnic operator” means any licensed pyrotechnic operator, who by examination, experience, and training, has demonstrated the required skill and ability in the use and discharge...
• Section 12528.
  “Retailer” means any person who, at a fixed place of business, sells, transfers, or gives fireworks to a consumer or user.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch.
• Section 12529.
  “Safe and sane fireworks” means any fireworks which do not come within the definition of “dangerous fireworks” or “exempt fireworks.”(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)
• Section 12530.
  “Salesman” means any person who, as an employee of a manufacturer or wholesaler, solicits, accepts, or receives an order for fireworks for a licensee or...
• Section 12531.
  “Sell” means any arrangement between two or more persons as a result of which there is a transfer of property for a consideration.(Added by Stats....
• Section 12532.
  “Special effects” means articles containing any pyrotechnic composition manufactured and assembled, designed, or discharged in connection with television, theater, or motion picture productions, which may...
• Section 12533.
  “Wholesaler” means any person, other than an importer, exporter, or manufacturer selling only to wholesalers, who sells fireworks to a retailer or any other person...
• Section 12534.
  “Within this state” means within all territory within the boundaries of this state.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1109.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018