Title 21, Title 21: EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS

21:2-13. Storage in factory buildings prohibited Fireworks in the finished state shall not be stored in buildings where fireworks are in process of manufacture.

21:2-14. Character of fireworks which may be manufactured No fireworks may be manufactured except such as shall be approved for transportation by the regulations of the interstate commerce commission.

21:2-15. Marking packages 21:2-15. The outside of each package of fireworks prepared by a manufacturer shall bear upon the outside thereof the words "Fireworks--Handle Carefully--Keep Fire Away" in letters not less than 7/16 inch in height, and in addition shall show the name of …

21:2-16. Uniforms of employees All factory employees in fireworks plants employed in loading, filling or handling of charged fireworks in process of manufacture, or of explosive compositions, shall be clothed in suitable uniforms to be approved by the department of labor.

21:2-17. Matches, liquor and narcotics No employee or other person shall enter or attempt to enter any fireworks plant with matches or other flame-producing devices, nor with liquor or narcotics in his or her possession or control, nor while under the influence of liquor or narco…

21:2-18. Smoking and carrying matches in fireworks plant No person shall smoke nor carry matches, a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe within any room or inclosed place or upon any part of a fireworks plant.

21:2-19. Warning signs All fireworks plants shall be properly posted with "Warning" and "No Smoking" signs.

21:2-2 General definitions. 21:2-2. As used in this chapter: "Fireworks" include any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, defl…

21:2-20. Containers for matches at entrances It shall be the duty of the superintendent, foreman or other person in charge of any fireworks plant to provide safety containers for matches at all main entrances of the plant, where all matches in the possession of all persons shall …

21:2-21. Inspection On receipt of an application to operate a fireworks plant, the commissioner of labor shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises described in the application for the purpose of determining whether they conform to the provisions of this chapter.

21:2-22. Certificate of registration; posting If the conditions in the fireworks plant conform to the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner of labor shall issue a certificate of registration which shall be protected under glass and posted in a conspicuous place near the en…

21:2-23. Denial of certificate; reasons filed If the commissioner denies an application for a certificate of registration, he shall file in his office a statement of the reasons therefor and furnish the applicant with a copy of the same.

21:2-24. Revocation of certificate The commissioner may revoke a certificate of registration if the fireworks plant is not maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter applicable thereto.

21:2-25. Statement of reasons for revocation If a certificate is revoked the commissioner shall file in his office a statement of the reasons therefor and furnish a copy of same to the owner and persons operating the fireworks plant. No fireworks plant shall be operated after rev…

21:2-26. Records and duplicates of certificates A record of the certificates of registration issued and revoked shall be kept on file in the office of the commissioner, and a duplicate sent to the chief of the fire department of each community, in which a fireworks plant is locat…

21:2-27. Indemnity bond The owner or operator of any fireworks plant, within sixty days after demand therefor in writing by the commissioner of labor, unless exempted therefrom as hereinafter provided, shall file and keep on file with the department of banking and insurance of th…

21:2-28. Exemption from filing bond Any fireworks plant owner or operator desiring to be exempted from filing such bond may make application to the state department of banking and insurance, showing his financial ability to discharge all such judgments to the amount of the bond r…

21:2-29. Prohibited places of storage or sale It shall be unlawful to store or sell fireworks: a. In any building where paints, oils or varnishes are manufactured or kept for use or sale, unless paints, oils and varnishes are in original unbroken containers; b. In any building wh…

21:2-29.1. Permit to store or sell fireworks for use for agricultural purposes It shall be unlawful to store or sell fireworks, designed or intended to be used for agricultural purposes as pest-control bombs in connection with the raising of crops, without first obtaining from th…

21:2-3 "Dangerous fireworks" defined. 21:2-3. "Dangerous fireworks" mean the following: Toy torpedoes containing more than 5 grains of an explosive composition. Paper caps containing more than .35 grain of explosive composition. Firecrackers or salutes exceeding 5 inches in lengt…

21:2-30. Smoking not allowed in place of sale No smoking shall be allowed in any building where fireworks are offered for sale. Over each entrance to such a store a sign in large letters shall be displayed reading "Fireworks For Sale--No Smoking Allowed" .

21:2-35. Violations; crime of fourth degree Any person who fails to comply with or violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended by L.1953, c. 21, p. 374, s. 4, eff. March 19, 1953; L.1983, c. 561, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984…

21:2-36. Delivery of fireworks prohibited; exceptions a. A person shall not knowingly deliver fireworks to a person within this State unless the person to whom delivery is to be made is named on a valid permit obtained pursuant to R.S.21:3-1 et seq. as the person authorized to re…

21:2-37. Registration of fireworks manufacturers, dealers A person who is the owner or manager of a legally operated commercial enterprise involving the manufacture, distribution, storage, or sale of fireworks shall, in addition to the certificate of registration issued pursuant …

21:2-4. Application of chapter Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to the military or naval forces of the United States, t…

21:2-5. Explosives laws not repealed Nothing in this chapter contained shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of chapter one of this title (s. 21:1-1 et seq.).

21:2-6. Dangerous fireworks prohibited It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, transport or use dangerous fireworks within the state.

21:2-7 Fireworks showers, pyrotechnics, prohibited in certain buildings, exceptions. 21:2-7. a. The use of what are technically known as fireworks showers, or of any composition containing potassium and sulphur, inside any building other than as authorized in subsection b. of thi…

21:2-8. Factory buildings; location of No factory building shall be situated nearer than two hundred feet from any inhabited building or to any highway or to any railroad, nor nearer than fifty feet from any building used for the storage of explosives or fireworks, nor nearer tha…

21:2-9. Storage buildings; location of No building in a fireworks plant used for the storage of finished fireworks, other than those containing only sparklers, shall be situated nearer than three hundred feet from any building not used in connection with the manufacture of firewo…