La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-1905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-1905 - Retail Fireworks Sales

A. In addition to the requirements of Louisiana Revised Statutes including but not limited to Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650, et seq., and more specifically sections 653 and 654, as well as Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1563, et seq., and more specifically sections 1578.6 and1605, licensed retail sellers of fireworks are required to comply with the following requirements.

1. There shall be no open flame heating devices in any location from which the sale of fireworks is made at retail.

2. There shall be no sleeping within the facility in which fireworks are sold, offered for sale or stored.

3. In any place where retail fireworks sales are made or offered or retail fireworks are stored there shall be a minimum of one unobstructed exit.

4. The physical facility, such as a fireworks stand, retail fast food outlet or any other similar facility out of which fireworks are sold, offered for sale or stored shall not be located less than 75 feet from any facility or mechanism in which flammable liquids are dispensed and/or stored above ground. Additionally, no fireworks shall be exploded within 75 feet from any facility or mechanism where flammable liquids are dispensed and/or stored above ground.

5. In any retail outlet except those which sell only fireworks, no fireworks shall be stored, displayed, or offered for sale within 10 feet of any required exit unless the fireworks are stored or contained within a container which will resist fire from any outside source.

6. No facility for the retail sale or storage of fireworks shall be located less than 25 feet from a public roadway.

7. All of the wiring in any facility for the retail sale or storage of fireworks shall be in accordance with the National Electric Code.

8. Any facility for the retail sale or storage of fireworks shall have available one serviceable fire extinguisher in accordance with NFPA 10 and L.A.C. 55:V:3001, et seq.

9. In accordance with LAC 55:V:3015.A, all portable fire extinguishers maintained on the premises of any retail location, storage facility, or public display site shall be inspected annually by a contractor who holds a current and valid license from the Office of State Fire Marshal.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-1905

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 9:691 (October 1983), Reomulgated LR 45, Amended LR 451606 (11/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1563(F) and R.S. 51:650 et seq.