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Public Display Fireworks Operator Guidelines <br />June 2011 Page 23 <br />(a) the holders of a federal explosives license or permit issued pursuant to United States Code, title 18, <br />chapter 40, or their agents when the holder or agent is acting in compliance with the conditions of licensure; <br />or <br />(b) the holders of permits issued pursuant to section 624.22 or their agents, from the date of issuance until <br />20 days after the date of exhibition authorized by the permit, when the holder or agent is acting in <br />compliance with the conditions of the permit and section 624.22. <br />HIST: 1988 c 584 s 4 <br /> <br />624.23 Construction of sections 624.20 to 624.25. <br />Nothing in sections 624.20 to 624.25 shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer, or <br />jobber, from possessing or selling at wholesale fireworks which are not prohibited; or the possession or sale <br />of any kind of fireworks for shipment directly out of the state; or the possession or use of fireworks by <br />airplanes and railroads, or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination; or the <br />possession, sale, or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in <br />athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations or for use as a bird or animal repelling device. <br />HIST: 1941 c 125 s 4; 1971 c 710 s 1; 1988 c 584 s 5 <br /> <br />624.24 Officers may seize illegal fireworks. <br />The state fire marshal, or any sheriff, police officer, constable, or local fire marshal, shall seize, take, <br />remove, or cause to be removed, at the expense of the owner, all stocks of fireworks or combustibles offered <br />or exposed for sale, stored, or held in violation of sections 624.20 to 624.25. <br />HIST: 1941 c 125 s 5 <br /> <br />624.25 Violation. <br />Any person violating the provisions of sections 624.20 to 624.24 may be sentenced as follows: <br />(1) if the violation involves explosive fireworks in an amount of 35 pounds gross container weight or more, <br />to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; <br />(2) if the violation involves explosive fireworks in an amount of less than 35 pounds gross container weight, <br />to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or to payment of a fine of not more than $700, or both; and <br />(3) if the violation involves any amount of fireworks other than explosive fireworks, to imprisonment for <br />not more than 90 days, or to payment of a fine of not more than $700, or both. <br />HIST: 1941 c 125 s 6; 1988 c 584 s 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />