Michigan Laws 28.456 – Website; establishment and maintenance by department; registration with low-impact fireworks retail registry; application fee; failure to register; civil fine
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.456
- Consumer fireworks: means fireworks devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion, that are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Consumer fireworks certificate: means a certificate issued under section 4. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- fireworks: means any composition or device, except for a starting pistol, a flare gun, or a flare, designed for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Low-impact fireworks: means ground and handheld sparkling devices as that phrase is defined under APA Standard 87-1, 3. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Person: means an individual, agent, association, charitable organization, company, limited liability company, corporation, labor organization, legal representative, partnership, unincorporated organization, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- Retail location: means a facility listed under NFPA 1124, 7. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) The department shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, an internet website that has as its purpose the protection of the residents of this state who purchase, use, or transport fireworks. The website must include, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(a) A list of every person that is issued a consumer fireworks certificate under section 4.
(b) A low-impact fireworks retail registry.
(2) A person shall not sell low-impact fireworks unless that person registers with the low-impact fireworks retail registry not less than 10 days before selling the fireworks in each calendar year and pays a $50.00 registry application fee for each retail location registered. For a person with multiple retail locations, the registry application fees in total shall not exceed $1,000.00. A person that holds a valid consumer fireworks certificate issued under section 4 is not required to register with the low-impact fireworks retail registry.
(3) If the department determines that a person that sells low-impact fireworks at retail has failed to register as described in this section, the department shall order the person to immediately cease the sale of low-impact fireworks until the person complies with subsection (2) and pay a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00. For a first violation of this section, if a person complies with subsection (2) within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation, the department shall waive the civil fine described in this subsection.