West Virginia State Fireworks Laws
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WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER FIREWORKS |
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| Specifically permitted |
Sparkling devices (fountains, wire sparklers, trick noisemakers, smoke devices, snakes). Firecrackers, torpedoes, sky rockets, roman candles, bottle rockets, reloadable shells, missile-type Rockets, helicopter and aerial spinners, multi-aerial mine and shell devices, aerial shell kits. |
| Selling Period | Year-round |
| Retail sale | Sparkling Devices & Novelties: Business registration certificate and a Sparklers and Novelties Registration Certificate are required, $15 fee. Consumer Fireworks: Business registration certificate, a minimum of $1 million dollars public & product liability insurance, Consumer Fireworks Certificate are required. Temporary retail sales location fee: $500.00 Permanent retail sales location fee: $1000.00 |
| Minimum age to sale, purchase & use | 18 years old with a valid I.D. |
| DISPLAY FIREWORKS | |
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Display permit |
Apply to State Fire Marshal and local authorities at least 15 days before display date. Non- residents must appoint an in-state legal representative to obtain license, if the local authorities require legal representation. |
| Insurance | Required Minimum $1,000,000. Local authorities may require a $1,000 bond. |
| Operator | Pyro-Technician Minimum age: 21 years. State license required; apply to State Fire Marshal. Pyro-Technician In-Training Minimum age: 18 Two operators are required per display. |
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ENFORCING AUTHORITY |
West Virginia State Fire Marshal Regulatory & Licensing Division 1207 Quarrier Street, 2nd Floor Charleston, WV 25201 |
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LAW NUMBER |
West Virginia Code, Chapter 29, Article 3E, 103CSR4 |