Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1627

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discharging.

A. 1. No person shall knowingly sell, purchase or deliver, or

cause to be sold, purchased or delivered, fireworks for resale to

any other person who does not possess a valid license under this

act. It shall be unlawful for a distributor, wholesaler or

retailer, licensed under this act, to purchase fireworks from any

person, unless the distributor, wholesaler or retailer determines

that the person holds a valid distributor's, wholesaler's or

manufacturer's license under this act. All retail sales outlets

shall have a current retail license. The license shall be

conspicuously posted in the immediate vicinity of the sales

operation and shall be immediately available for examination by the

public or any enforcement officer. No license provided for herein

shall be transferable nor shall any person be permitted to operate

under a license granted to another person.

2. A distributor, wholesaler or retailer who sells fireworks to

the consumer may purchase merchandise in or out of this state as

long as the retailer buys from a person that has a legal license to

do business in this state.

3. The State Fire Marshal shall, by rule, enforce the

provisions of this subsection.

B. It shall be unlawful to offer for retail sale or to sell any

fireworks to children under the age of twelve (12) years, unless

accompanied by an adult, or to any intoxicated or irresponsible

person.

C. It shall be unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within

five hundred (500) feet of any church, hospital, asylum,

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unharvested, flammable agricultural crop, public school or where

fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale. No person shall

ignite or discharge any permissible articles of fireworks within or

throw the same from a motor vehicle; nor shall any person place or

throw any ignited article of fireworks into or at such a motor

vehicle or at or near any group of people.

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