§ 31-501 Short title; administration
§ 31-502 Definitions
§ 31-503 Licensure to sell or use fireworks, requirements; permit to conduct fireworks display; fees
§ 31-504 Display fireworks storage facility permit, fee
§ 31-505 Disposition of fees
§ 31-506 Rules and regulations
§ 31-507 Bottle rocket; sale or use prohibited; exceptions
§ 31-508 Same; permit to possess or transport
§ 31-509 Violation of act; seizure of fireworks; administrative hearing
§ 31-510 Same; penalties
§ 31-511 Administrative procedure; judicial review
§ 31-512 Explosives regulatory and training fund
§ 31-513 Acts supplemental to Kansas fireworks act
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 31 > Article 5 - Kansas Fireworks Act

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Distributor: means any person engaged in the distribution of fireworks of any kind in the state of Kansas to include the following:

    (1) Sells, delivers, transports, consigns, gives, imports, exports or otherwise furnishes consumer fireworks to any person for the purpose of resale to a retailer or any other distributor or reseller within the state of Kansas;

    (2) sells, intends to sell, offer for sale, possess with intent to sell or consigns display fireworks or articles pyrotechnic to any person, distributor, municipality or any other organization within the state of Kansas; or

    (3) produces, conducts or provides a licensed operator or imports any display fireworks or articles pyrotechnic of any kind within the state of Kansas for profit. See Kansas Statutes 31-502

  • Fireworks display: means a private or public production of display fireworks or articles pyrotechnic, or both, which are intended for use and designed to produce visible or audible effects for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration or detonation. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • Fireworks season: means a period in time as set forth in the regulations authorized to be adopted by the state fire marshal during a calendar year in which seasonal retailers are permitted to sell consumer fireworks to the public. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • Hobbyist manufacturer: means any person who manufactures consumer fireworks, display fireworks or articles pyrotechnic for their personal use. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufacturer: means any person engaged in the manufacture of fireworks of any kind in the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, not-for-profit organization, municipality or limited liability corporation. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • Seasonal retailer: means a person who receives consumer fireworks and sells, delivers, consigns, gives or otherwise furnishes consumer fireworks only to the public for their personal use and only during a fireworks season. See Kansas Statutes 31-502
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Storage: means the safekeeping of fireworks in a warehouse or magazine or comparable appropriate depository. See Kansas Statutes 31-502