S.C. Code Regs. § § 71-8305.1

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 71-8305.1 - General

A. The purpose of this regulation is to provide reasonable safety and protection to the public, public property, private property, performers, display operators, and emergency responders from the hazards associated with the handling, and use of pyrotechnics, flame effects, pyrotechnic simulation equipment/special effects and public fireworks displays.

B. This regulation shall apply to:

1. The handling and use of pyrotechnics and fireworks intended for a public fireworks display;

2. The construction, handling and use of fireworks equipment intended for public fireworks display;

3. The general conduct and operation of public firework displays;

4. The construction, handling, and use of pyrotechnics intended for proximate audience displays; special effects for motion picture, theatrical, and television productions;

5. The construction, handling, and use of flame effects intended for proximate audience displays, or special effects for motion picture, theatrical, and television productions;

6. The construction, handling, and use of rockets intended for proximate audience displays, or special effects for motion picture, theatrical, and television productions; and

7. The general conduct and operation of proximate audience displays.

C. This regulation shall not apply to:

1. The manufacture, sale, or storage of fireworks as governed by the SC Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety;

2. The transportation, handling, and/or use of fireworks by the SFM, his employees, or any commissioned law enforcement officers acting within their official capacities;

3. Fireworks deregulated by the USDOT;

4. Weapons used in enactments, when there is no projectile;

5. Artillery field pieces used as salutes with no projectile; and

6. The outdoor use of model rockets within the scope of NFPA 1122.

7. A person who purchases consumer fireworks and discharges them on their own property, either owned or leased, does not constitute a public fireworks display, regardless of the number of persons gathered.

S.C. Code Regs. § 71-8305.1

Added by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 1999. Amended by State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 5, eff May 22, 2009; State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 4, eff April 25, 2014; State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2015; State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/24/2016; State Register Volume 47, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/26/2023.