Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 477.594 “Show specific” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Show specific” means a fixed show at a permanent site or location. (Added to NAC by St. Fire Marshal by R207-99, eff. 2-7-2000)

NAC 477.596 “Special effect” defined. (NRS 477.030) “Special effect” means a device containing a pyrotechnic composition which is manufactured and assembled, designed or discharged in connection with a television, theatrical or motion picture production which may or may not be pr…

NAC 477.601 Exemptions. (NRS 477.030) The provisions of NAC 477.571 to 477.666, inclusive, do not apply to: 1. Arms and handguns regulated by 18 U.S.C. §§ 921 et seq. 2. Activities conducted by the Department of Defense or by a contractor of the Department of Defense in connectio…

NAC 477.606 License required. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) No person may engage in the business of producing commercial displays of fireworks or flame effects without possessing a license issued by the State Fire Marshal. Conducting commercial displays of fireworks or flame effects inc…

NAC 477.611 Application for license; categories, classifications, fees and investigation. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) An applicant for a license for producing commercial displays of fireworks or flame effects must: 1. Make a written application on the forms provided. 2. Indicate on th…

NAC 477.616 Categories of licenses; expiration and renewal; requirements for producing display. (NRS 477.030, 477.031, 477.033) 1. Licenses will be issued to companies in one or more of the following categories: (a) A general license permits the licensee to produce commercial dis…

NAC 477.618 Insurance. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) The licensed firm must furnish the State Fire Marshal with a certificate of insurance from a company authorized to provide such insurance in this State which evidences the following: 1. Minimum coverage for bodily injury arising out o…

NAC 477.620 Magicians: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; authorized acts; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a magician, the person must obtain a certificate of registration as a magician from the State Fire Marshal. To receive a…

NAC 477.622 Assistant pyrotechnic operators: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; authorized acts; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as an assistant pyrotechnic operator, the person must obtain a certificate of registration as an assi…

NAC 477.624 Pyrotechnic operators: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a pyrotechnic operator, the person must obtain a certificate of registration as a pyrotechnic operator from the State Fire Ma…

NAC 477.626 Pyrotechnic operators: Certification required; supervision of assistant; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030) 1. No person may purchase pyrotechnics for the purposes of commercial display or prepare, handle, detonate, display or discharge fireworks or special effects…

NAC 477.628 Pyrotechnic operators on show specific: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a pyrotechnic operator or an assistant to a pyrotechnic operator on a show specific, the person must obtain …

NAC 477.630 Fire performers and apprentice fire performers: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a fire performer or an apprentice fire performer, the person must obtain a certificate of registrati…

NAC 477.631 Flame effects assistant: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a flame effects assistant to provide flame effects before an audience, the person must obtain a certificate of registration…

NAC 477.633 Flame effects operator: Certificate required; qualifications; fee; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Before a person may act as a flame effects operator to provide flame effects before an audience, the person must obtain a certificate of registration a…

NAC 477.635 Flame effects operator or flame effects assistant: Requirements for renewal of certification. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) A certificate of registration as a flame effects operator or flame effects assistant must be renewed annually. An applicant for the renewal of a certif…

NAC 477.636 Certificates: Categories; authorized acts; expiration and renewal. (NRS 477.030) 1. Certificates of registration for pyrotechnic operators will be issued to successful applicants. Such a certificate of registration permits the registrant to handle, supervise and disch…

NAC 477.641 Requirements for renewal; fees. (NRS 477.030, 477.031, 477.033) 1. A licensed firm or registrant who wishes to renew a license or certificate of registration must do so between February 1 and April 30, inclusive. 2. Initial fees for new licenses must be paid in full u…

NAC 477.646 Disciplinary action; reports of certain incidents; transfer of fireworks, special effects and pyrotechnic devices if license or certificate revoked. (NRS 477.030, 477.033) 1. The State Fire Marshal may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license for pyrotechnics or f…

NAC 477.651 Records; reports of theft, loss or disappearance; investigation. (NRS 477.030) 1. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain a complete record of the construction, manufacture, import, export, sale or other disposition for all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices which c…

NAC 477.661 Prohibited acts; seizure and disposal of fireworks. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. No person may: (a) Use or discharge: (1) A special effect or firework unless the person is a pyrotechnic operator certified by the State Fire Marshal. (2) A firework of any class or type wit…

NAC 477.663 General requirements; fees; inspection. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. No person may maintain or permit the existence of a fire hazard at any location under the person’s control where fireworks, flame effects or pyrotechnic compositions are displayed, discharged or stored.…

NAC 477.666 Seizure and disposal of fireworks. (NRS 477.030) 1. Fireworks stored in violation of NAC 477.571 to 477.666, inclusive, which have become chemically unstable or which are in the possession of a person who is not a licensee or registrant or whose license or certificate…

NAC 477.680 Sale of portable containers required to comply with certain standard. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) No person may sell or offer for sale any portable container for use in the storage or transportation of Class I or Class II flammable or combustible liquids unless the contain…

NAC 477.710 Certificate required; qualifications; exemptions; fees; renewal of certificate. (NRS 477.030, 477.031, 477.033) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, no person may use explosives in blasting operations for commercial construction unless he or she has a cert…

NAC 477.720 Revocation or suspension of certificate. (NRS 477.030) 1. The State Fire Marshal may revoke a certificate of registration for blasting if the registrant: (a) Knowingly fails or refuses to comply with an applicable order of the State Fire Marshal; (b) Is convicted of a…

NAC 477.730 Duties of holder of certificate. (NRS 477.030) A holder of a certificate of registration for blasting shall: 1. Immediately notify the State Fire Marshal upon learning of an indictment charging the registrant with a felony; 2. Report the loss or theft of any explosive…

NAC 477.740 Plans subject to review; certificate of compliance required; general requirements. (NRS 477.030) 1. The State Fire Marshal Division shall review any plans concerning the construction, the site and any system for protection from fire to determine if there is compliance…

NAC 477.743 Fees. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NAC 477.5625, the State Fire Marshall will charge a fee of $46.20 per hour in relation to any inspection required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to NAC 477.740. 2. Except …

NAC 477.745 Response to deficiencies. (NRS 477.030) A response to any deficiencies noted by the State Fire Marshal as a result of his or her review of a plan pursuant to NAC 477.740 must be submitted to the State Fire Marshal within 14 working days after the notice of deficiencie…

NAC 477.750 Fees; review by local government. (NRS 477.030, 477.031) 1. Any plans and specifications submitted to the State Fire Marshal for review must be accompanied by the appropriate fee based upon the proposed cost of construction or if a bid is accepted, the actual bid, acc…

NAC 477.763 Requirements for performing certain inspections; notice of refusal; requirement to maintain and make available certain information related to inspection; requirements for certificate of inspection. (NRS 477.030, 477.093, 477.095) 1. A technician performing an inspecti…

NAC 477.765 Requirements for performing certain inspections; requirement to maintain and make available certain information related to inspection; notice of refusal. (NRS 477.030, 477.097, 477.099) 1. The inspections required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 477.097 must be perfor…

NAC 477.770 Licensing requirements for servicing and cleaning. (NRS 477.030) 1. A license must be obtained from the State Fire Marshal to service and clean Type 1 exhaust system grease ducts. A Type 1 exhaust system grease duct has the meaning ascribed to it in the National Fire …

NAC 477.773 Requirements for inspections; operation and maintenance of certain records; certification requirements for technicians; adoption by reference of certain standards. (NRS 477.030) 1. The owner or operator of any building with a Type 1 exhaust system shall: (a) Cause the…

NAC 477.775 Requirements for performance of inspection; notice of refusal. (NRS 477.030) 1. Any technician who performs an inspection of a Type 1 exhaust system and the associated ventilation system as required by NAC 477.773 shall: (a) Report the required rate of air movement se…

NAC 477.780 Cleaning contracts and reports; reports of deficiencies; cleaning requirements; duties if contract expires or is not extended. (NRS 477.030) 1. A copy of the cleaning contract and cleaning reports for a Type 1 exhaust system must be maintained at the site where the ex…

NAC 477.790 Attachment and contents of stick-on label regarding servicing; notice and label of impairment; notice and label of deficiency; correction of deficiency. (NRS 477.030) 1. A stick-on label approved by the State Fire Marshal Division must be attached to the hood of a Typ…

NAC 477.810 Inspections and reports; notification of impairment or deficiency; correction of deficiency; hydrostatic tests; required tags; supervision of service required. (NRS 477.030) 1. Fire standpipe systems must be inspected annually by a person certified by the State Fire M…

NAC 477.820 Agreement for maintenance and inspection; duties upon notification of use of or fault in system. (NRS 477.030) 1. Upon installing a fire standpipe system, the owner of the system shall obtain a satisfactory written agreement for the maintenance and inspection of the s…

NAC 477.830 Submission of plans and specifications; corrected plans; certification of results of hydrostatic tests. (NRS 477.030) 1. Before installing or remodeling a fire standpipe system, the owner of the system shall submit to the authority having jurisdiction: (a) Design spec…

NAC 477.840 Certification of proper installation; metal placard required. (NRS 477.030) 1. Following the installation of a fire standpipe system, the licensee shall submit a letter to the authority having jurisdiction certifying that the system has been installed in accordance wi…

NAC 477.850 Tag for recording installation, maintenance and inspection; notice and tag of impairment; notice and tag of deficiency; correction of deficiency. (NRS 477.030) 1. A tag for recording the installation, maintenance and inspection of fire standpipe systems must be at lea…

NAC 477.905 National Fire Incident Reporting System. (NRS 477.030) For the purposes of the National Fire Incident Reporting System to be put into effect throughout this State as required by NRS 477.030: 1. All local fire jurisdictions in this State may report to the United States…

NAC 477.910 New buildings: Constructed by or for State; owned by State; exemptions. (NRS 477.030) 1. Every new building constructed by or for the State of Nevada must meet or exceed the minimum requirements of this chapter and the codes adopted by the State Fire Marshal. 2. Excep…

NAC 477.912 State-owned and state-occupied buildings: Classification; inspection schedule; inspection reports. (NRS 477.030) 1. For the purposes of NRS 477.035, the State Fire Marshal will: (a) Classify a state-owned or state-occupied building as a Class I building if the buildin…

NAC 477.915 Existing state-owned or state-occupied buildings: Requirements; exceptions; reporting of fires; smoke detectors; penalty for violation of section. (NRS 477.030) 1. Every existing state-owned building must: (a) Comply with the provisions of NRS 477.100 to 477.170, incl…