Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 51 > Chapter 2 > Part VII-A - Fireworks

• Assembler: means any person engaged in the making of fireworks from component parts. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Distributor: means any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at wholesale in this state to any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks either as a jobber or a retailer or both. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Firm: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Importer: means any person who imports, brings in, or causes to be brought in any fireworks from outside the state of Louisiana into the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• IMS system: means the information management system operated and maintained by the office of state fire marshal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Jobber: means any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at wholesale to any other person engaged in the business of making sales at retail. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means the document issued by the office of state fire marshal to a firm or person authorizing the firm or person to engage in the activities as defined by this Part and administrative rules. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Licensee: means any person or firm issued a license by the office of state fire marshal to engage in the activities as defined by this Part and administrative rules. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Manufacturer: means any person engaged in making or construction of pyrotechnic compounds or component parts. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Novelty: means a device containing small amounts of pyrotechnic or explosive composition but does not fall under the category of consumer fireworks. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Office: means the office of state fire marshal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes any firm, corporation, association, co-partnership, or one or more individuals. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Proximate display: includes all indoor displays and means a pyrotechnic public display involving the ignition of Fireworks 1. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Public display: means the display of 1. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Public entity: includes but is not limited to the state, its agencies, departments, offices and commissions, political subdivisions, municipalities, and parishes. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Pyrotechnic operator: means an individual who, by experience and examination, has demonstrated the necessary skill and ability for safely assembling, discharging, and supervising public displays of Fireworks 1. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Pyrotechnic special effects operator: means an individual who, by experience and examination, has demonstrated the necessary skill and ability for safely assembling, discharging, and supervising proximate displays of Fireworks 1. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Retailer: means any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks at retail to persons other than a distributor or a jobber. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650
• Sale: includes barter, exchange, or gift or offer therefor, and each such transaction made by any person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:650