Florida Statute 791.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 791
SALE OF FIREWORKS

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F.S. 791.015

791.015 Registration of manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of sparklers.—

(1) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.—Any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or seasonal retailer of sparklers who wishes to do business in this state or to otherwise sell, ship, or assign for sale its products in this state must register annually with the division on forms prescribed by the division. Any retailer who sells sparklers at more than one retail location may submit one registration form for all such locations but must provide the address of each location with the registration form; however, any retailer may submit multiple registration forms.

(2) REGISTRATION FORM.—The registration form filed with the division must be notarized and must include the following information: business name; address; telephone number; officers, if the business is a corporation; and an individual designated as a contact person.

(3) FEES.—

(a) Each manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler must pay an annual registration fee to be set by the division not to exceed $1,000. Each seasonal retailer must pay an annual registration fee to be set by the division not to exceed $200. Each retailer shall pay an annual registration fee to be set by the division not to exceed $15 for each retail location registered. Each certificateholder wishing to have a duplicate certificate issued for one which is lost or to reflect a change of address shall request such duplicate in writing and shall pay a fee of $5.

(b) Revenue from registration fee payments shall be deposited in the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund for the purposes of implementing the registration and testing provisions of this chapter.

(4) RULES.—The State Fire Marshal may adopt rules prescribing registration forms required by this section.

History.—s. 3, ch. 87-118; s. 37, ch. 89-233; s. 21, ch. 2000-370; s. 1907, ch. 2003-261.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 791.015

Total Results: 7

Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard County

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-12-23

Citation: 3 So. 3d 309, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1002, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2431, 2008 WL 5333392

Snippet: must be stored in the manner described by section 791.015. And a retailer (defined by section 791.01(6) as

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2006-06-16

Snippet: Section 553.791(14)(b), Fla. Stat. 5 Section 553.791(15), Fla. Stat. 6 Part XII, Chapter 468, Florida Statutes

Discount Fireworks of Central Florida, Inc. v. Sarasota County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-03-10

Citation: 922 So. 2d 433, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 3445, 2006 WL 572007

Snippet: the Division of the State Fire Marshal. See § 791.015. Discount tried to obtain a County permit in November

Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-01-14

Citation: 894 So. 2d 1011, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 184

Snippet: the Division of the State Fire Marshal. See § 791.015, Fla. Stat. (2003). Section 791.06 provides that

State v. Miketa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-08-21

Citation: 824 So. 2d 970, 2002 WL 1906131

Snippet: has registered with the division pursuant to s. 791.015 to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2001-05-16

Snippet: has registered with the division pursuant to s. 791.015 to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-03-29

Snippet: have registered with the division pursuant to s. 791.015; to prohibit the sale of any kind of fireworks