REFERENCE TITLE: consumer fireworks; regulation

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

HB 2361

 

Introduced by

Representatives Fann: Barton, Crandell, Jones

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 36-1606, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to consumer fireworks.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 36-1606, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE36-1606.  Consumer fireworks; regulation by local governing bodies

a.  The sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks are of statewide concern.  The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except that An incorporated city or town may regulate the sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks within its corporate limits and a county may regulate the sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks within the unincorporated areas of the county during times when there is a reasonable risk of wildfires in the immediate county

B.  This article does not prohibit the imposition by ordinance of further regulations and prohibitions on the sale, use and possession of permissible consumer fireworks other than permissible consumer fireworks by a governing body.  A governing body shall not permit or authorize the sale, use or possession of any fireworks in violation of this article. END_STATUTE