Title 23 — Health and Safety

It is hereby declared to be the purpose of the legislative assembly to establish standards for model rockets and model rocket launch sites for the protection of individuals involved in and exposed to the launching of model rockets.

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Model rocket engine" means a commercially manufactured, nonreusable rocket propulsion device constructed of a nonmetallic casing and solid propellant wherein all of the ingredients are self-cont…

Model rocket design and construction standards must comply with the following: 1. The model rocket engine must be a commercially manufactured propellant device and may not contain more than two and two-tenths ounces [62.37 grams] of propelling charge and must produce less than ei…

Sites used as model rocket launch sites must comply with the following: 1. No person other than the user and individuals assisting the user may be permitted within fifteen feet [4.57 meters] of the launching device when engines of an "A", "B", or "C" category are used or within t…

1. No model rocket engines may be stored, sold, or offered for sale at retail unless such model rocket engine has been classified into one of the standardized engine codes listed in the chart in this section and unless such code is marked upon the model rocket engine. 2. No model…

In the event of an accident involving damage to either persons or property by a model rocket or by a model rocket engine, it is the responsibility of the investigating authority to immediately notify the state fire marshal or local fire control authorities that such accident has …

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction.