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Public Display Fireworks Operator Guidelines <br />June 2011 Page 20 <br />licensed pursuant to sections 326.02 and 326.03 or a person under the engineer's direct supervision when <br />undertaking acoustical testing; or sales at wholesale to those persons holding valid permits for a fireworks <br />display from a governmental subdivision of the state; or sales outside the state or sales to licensed <br />professional engineers for acoustical testing purposes only. <br />HIST: 1941 c 125 s 2; 1963 c 818 s 1; 1982 c 440 s 1; 1988 c 584 s 3; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 17 <br /> <br />624.22 Fireworks displays; permit; operator certification. <br />Subdivision 1. General requirements; permit; investigation; fee. (a) Sections 624.20 to 624.25 do not <br />prohibit the supervised display of fireworks by a statutory or home rule charter city, fair association, <br />amusement park, or other organization, except that: <br />(1) a fireworks display may be conducted only when supervised by an operator certified by the state fire <br />marshal; and <br />(2) a fireworks display must either be given by a municipality or fair association within its own limits, or by <br />any other organization, whether public or private, only after a permit for the display has first been secured. <br />(b) An application for a permit for an outdoor fireworks display must be made in writing to the municipal <br />clerk at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display and must list the name of an operator who is <br />certified by the state fire marshal and will supervise the display. The application must be promptly referred <br />to the chief of the fire department, who shall make an investigation to determine whether the operator of the <br />display is competent and is certified by the state fire marshal, and whether the display is of such a character <br />and is to be so located, discharged, or fired that it will not be hazardous to property or endanger any person. <br />The fire chief shall report the results of this investigation to the clerk. If the fire chief reports that the <br />operator is certified, that in the chief's opinion the operator is competent, and that the fireworks display as <br />planned will conform to the safety guidelines of the state fire marshal provided for in paragraph (f), the <br />clerk shall issue a permit for the display when the applicant pays a permit fee. <br />(c) When the supervised outdoor fireworks display for which a permit is sought is to be held outside the <br />limits of an incorporated municipality, the application must be made to the county auditor, and the auditor <br />shall perform duties imposed by sections 624.20 to 624.25 upon the clerk of the municipality. When an <br />application is made to the auditor, the county sheriff shall perform the duties imposed on the fire chief of the <br />municipality by sections 624.20 to 624.25. <br />(d) An application for an indoor fireworks display permit must be made in writing to the state fire marshal <br />by the operator of the facility in which the display is to occur at least 15 days in advance of the date of any <br />performance, show, or event which will include the discharge of fireworks inside a building or structure. <br />The application must list the name of an operator who is certified by the state fire marshal and will <br />supervise the display. The state fire marshal shall make an investigation to determine whether the operator <br />of the display is competent and is properly certified and whether the display is of such a character and is to <br />be so located, discharged, or fired that it will not be hazardous to property or endanger any person. If the <br />state fire marshal determines that the operator is certified and competent, that the indoor fireworks display <br />as planned will conform to the safety guidelines provided for in paragraph (f), and that adequate notice will <br />be given to inform patrons of the indoor fireworks display, the state fire marshal shall issue a permit for the <br />display when the applicant pays an indoor fireworks fee of $150 and reimburses the fire marshal for costs of <br />inspection. Receipts from the indoor fireworks fee and inspection reimbursements must be deposited in the <br />general fund as a nondedicated receipt. The state fire marshal may issue a single permit for multiple indoor <br />fireworks displays when all of the displays are to take place at the same venue as part of a series of <br />performances by the same performer or group of performers. A copy of the application must be promptly