Show Fireworks laws outlined We lWe are coming Into that time of ot the year when we will willbe willbe be plagued again by violations of ot the fire fireworks works laws accord accord- according accordIng according ing to the Utah State Fire Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- R. R A. A Tanner In a letter to the Manti and Ephraim fire and police de departments departments departments de- de Mr Tanner said that each year fireworks cause thousands of ot injuries and thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot fires He said that the United States Public Health Service estimates that every year between and 15 people suffer Injury from fireworks Mr Tanner continued that in Utah it is legal to sell and use sparklers and yet In a survey made in 1969 the sparkler sparkler sparkler spark spark- ler was the second most frequent frequent frequent fre fre- quent cause of ot Injury of ot all pyrotechnic devices causing 6 per cent of ot all Injuries and 15 per cent of all property dam dam- age This can readily be understood understood understood under under- stood when it is realized that the sparkler attains a temperature temperature temperature temper temper- of ot 2000 degrees Class C fireworks were responsible ble for tor 42 per cent of ot all eye losses during 1969 He said that the state fireworks fireworks fire fire- works law Is very clear as to what type of fireworks can or cannot be sold and who is to enforce the law He cited the following sections Section 31 11 Sale or use of fireworks declared against safety and welfare The sale exposure for tor sale use distribution ution or possession of fireworks or pyrotechnics In the state of ot Utah except as hereinafter provided provided provided pro pro- vided Is hereby declared by bythe bythe bythe the legislature to be against the public health safety and welfare of the people of the state of Utah Section 3 11 Sale or use of ot fireworks unlawful From and after the passage of ot this act It shall be unlawful for any person firm partnership or corporation to off offer erf for or sale expose for sale sell possess or use or explode any toy cannon cannon cannon can can- non In which explosives are used the type of ot balloon which requires fire underneath to propel propel propel pro pro- pel the same firecrackers torpedoes torpedoes torpedoes tor tor- sky-rockets sky Roman candles bombs or other fireworks fireworks fireworks fire fire- works of ot like construction or any fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound compound compound com com- pound or any or other device commonly used and sold as fireworks containing nitrates nitrates ni nitrates ni- ni chlorates oxalates sulphides sulphides sulphides sul sul- of lead barium antimony antimony antimony anti anti- mony arsenic mercury nitroglycerine nitroglycerine nitroglycerine nitro nitro- glycerine phosphorus or any compound containing any of the same or other explosives or any substance or combination of ot substances or articles prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for the purpose of producing producing pro pro- a visible or an audible effect by combustion explosion explosion explosion sion deflagration or detonation detonation detonation detona detona- tion other than aviation and railroad signal light flares ex except except except ex- ex as in this act provided provided further this act shall not prohibit the use of ot toy pistols toy canes toy guns or sparklers Section 3 11 Violation a misdemeanor Any person violating violating violating vio vio- lating the provisions of ot this act or the provisions of any ordinance complying with this act shall be guilty of ot a mis mis- demeanor Section 3 11 Municipalities ties and counties to enforce act The municipalities and the counties outside of ot Incorporated cities of ot this state are hereby charged with the enforcement of all allot of the provisions of ot this act and may enact and enforce ordinances not in con conflict lct with this act Mr Tanner also cited a federal federal federal fed fed- eral law which reads as as fol fol- fol lows Sec Transportation of fireworks Into State prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing sale or use Whoever otherwise otherwise otherwise oth oth- than In the course of continuous interstate tion through any State transports transports transports trans trans- ports fireworks into any State or delivers them for transportation transportation transportation tation into any State or at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts so to do knowing that such fireworks are to be de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered possessed stored transshipped distributed sold or otherwise dealt with in a manner or for a use prohibited prohibited prohibited by the laws of such State specifically prohibiting or regulating regulating regulating reg reg- the use of fore works shall be fined not more than 1000 or Imprisoned not more than one year or both This section shall not apply to a common or contract carrier carrier carrier car car- rier or to International or do domestic domestic domestic do- do water carriers engaged in interstate commerce or to the transportation of ot fireworks into a State for tor the use of Federal agencies In the carrying carrying carrying carry carry- ing out or the furtherance of their operations In the enforcement of ot this section the definitions of ot fireworks fireworks fireworks fire fire- works contained in the laws of ot the respective States shall be applied |