Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1636
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Fireworks display - Licenses or permits
Official statutory text
A. An individual or entity shall have the appropriate Oklahoma
license or permit to conduct an outdoor fireworks display on or
after January 1, 2013.
B. To receive a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler
license, an applicant shall make application to the State Fire
Marshal on a form prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. The
application shall be accompanied by the required fee. An individual
seeking a license as a sole proprietor or on behalf of a business
entity shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall not
have been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any
state or federal felony. In the case of a business seeking a
license, no officer or member of its governing board shall have been
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convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any state or
federal felony.
Nothing in this act shall be construed as applying to shipping,
sale, possession or use of display fireworks when displayed by
holders of a permit for a public display to be conducted in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Fire Marshal
Commission.
Applications for permits for display fireworks shall be
submitted in writing prior to the date of display to the Authority
Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) as defined by the NFPA 1123 where the
display is to occur. If the display is in an area outside the
jurisdiction of a municipality, application for the permit shall be
submitted in writing to the Office of the State Fire Marshal ten
(10) days prior to the date of the display. Every display shall be
under the direction of a competent, responsible, licensed outdoor
display operator, of legal age, and shall be conducted under the
code of regulations as adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission.
The individual or organization applying for a permit shall submit to
the AHJ evidence of a general liability insurance policy in an
amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or the
amount set forth by the local governing authority. Before a permit
is granted, a local fire inspector or an agent of the State Fire
Marshal shall inspect and approve or reject the site of the display.
No permit so granted shall be transferable.
license or permit to conduct an outdoor fireworks display on or
after January 1, 2013.
B. To receive a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler
license, an applicant shall make application to the State Fire
Marshal on a form prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. The
application shall be accompanied by the required fee. An individual
seeking a license as a sole proprietor or on behalf of a business
entity shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall not
have been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any
state or federal felony. In the case of a business seeking a
license, no officer or member of its governing board shall have been
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convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any state or
federal felony.
Nothing in this act shall be construed as applying to shipping,
sale, possession or use of display fireworks when displayed by
holders of a permit for a public display to be conducted in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Fire Marshal
Commission.
Applications for permits for display fireworks shall be
submitted in writing prior to the date of display to the Authority
Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) as defined by the NFPA 1123 where the
display is to occur. If the display is in an area outside the
jurisdiction of a municipality, application for the permit shall be
submitted in writing to the Office of the State Fire Marshal ten
(10) days prior to the date of the display. Every display shall be
under the direction of a competent, responsible, licensed outdoor
display operator, of legal age, and shall be conducted under the
code of regulations as adopted by the State Fire Marshal Commission.
The individual or organization applying for a permit shall submit to
the AHJ evidence of a general liability insurance policy in an
amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or the
amount set forth by the local governing authority. Before a permit
is granted, a local fire inspector or an agent of the State Fire
Marshal shall inspect and approve or reject the site of the display.
No permit so granted shall be transferable.
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