Michigan Laws 28.467 – Conduct not prohibited by act
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.467
- Commercial manufacturer: means a person engaged in the manufacture of consumer fireworks. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- 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
- 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
- Permanent building or structure: is a building or structure that is affixed to a foundation on a site that has fixed utility connections and that is intended to remain on the site for more than 180 consecutive calendar days. 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
- Retailer: means a person that sells consumer fireworks or low-impact fireworks for resale to an individual for ultimate use. See Michigan Laws 28.452
- United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Wholesaler: means a person that sells consumer fireworks or low-impact fireworks to a retailer or any other person for resale. See Michigan Laws 28.452
Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act does not prohibit any of the following:
(a) A wholesaler, retailer, commercial manufacturer, or importer from selling, storing, using, transporting, or distributing consumer fireworks or low-impact fireworks.
(b) The use of fireworks by railroads or other transportation agencies or law enforcement agencies for signal purposes or illumination.
(c) The use of agricultural or wildlife fireworks.
(d) The sale or use of blank cartridges for any of the following:
(i) A show or play.
(ii) Signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports.
(iii) Use by military organizations.
(iv) Use by law enforcement agencies.
(e) The possession, sale, or disposal of fireworks incidental to the public display of fireworks by wholesalers or other persons who possess a permit to possess, store, or sell explosives from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives of the United States Department of Justice.
(f) Interstate wholesalers from selling, storing, using, transporting, or distributing fireworks.
(g) A person from parking a motor vehicle, or trailer, that is not being used for the storage of consumer fireworks, within 10 feet of a permanent building or structure used in the retail sale of consumer fireworks.