CHAPTER 17
HB 291 – FINAL VERSION
02Jan2008… 2554h
2008 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 291
AN ACT relative to licensure of fireworks sellers.
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a May 1 renewal date for fireworks licenses.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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02Jan2008… 2554h
07-0658
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to licensure of fireworks sellers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
17:1 Fireworks; Requirements for Sale of Display and Consumer Fireworks; License Renewal. Amend RSA 160-B:6, II to read as follows:
II. After the person has obtained a municipal permit to sell display and consumer fireworks, such person may apply for a state license to sell display and consumer fireworks. Upon application of any person, the commissioner, or a person designated by the commissioner, may issue a license authorizing the applicant to sell or market display and consumer fireworks in this state [for not more than one year from the date of issue], provided the person has first obtained a permit to sell display and consumer fireworks pursuant to RSA 160-B:6, I. The license shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The license shall be displayed at all times, openly and publicly, at the licensee’s place of business. The license shall be issued within a reasonable time after application. The license shall be valid for not more than one year from the date of issue and may be renewed on May 1 of the following year. The initial licensing fee shall be pro-rated to correspond with the initial date of issue.
17:2 Fireworks; Requirements for the Sale of Permissible Fireworks; License Renewal. Amend RSA 160-C:3, II to read as follows:
II. After the person has obtained a municipal permit to sell permissible fireworks, the person may apply for a state license to sell permissible fireworks. Upon application of any person, the commissioner or designee may issue a license authorizing the applicant to sell or market permissible fireworks in this state [for not more than one year from the date of issue], provided the person has first obtained a permit to sell fireworks pursuant to RSA 160-C:3, I. The license shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee. The license shall be displayed at all times, openly and publicly, at the licensee’s place of business. The license shall be valid for not more than one year from the date of issue and may be renewed on May 1 of the following year. The initial license fee shall be pro-rated to correspond with the initial date of issue.
17:3 Fireworks Licenses for 2009 Pro-Rated. Fireworks licenses issued or renewed between January 1, 2009 and May 1, 2009 shall be pro-rated to provide for the May 1 renewal date established in sections 1 and 2 of this act.
17:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.
Approved: May 12, 2008
Effective Date: January 1, 2009