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Fla. Stat. § 791.015 (2025)

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

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2008 · leading case: Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas Cnty., 894 So. 2d 1011 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas Cnty., 894 So. 2d 1011 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). · cites it 7× “See § 791.015, Fla. Stat. (2003). Section 791.”
Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard Cnty., 3 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 2008). “Sparklers also must be stored in the manner described by section 791.015. And a retailer (defined by section 791.”
Disc. Fireworks of Cent. Florida, Inc. v. Sarasota Cnty., 922 So. 2d 433 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “See § 791.015. Discount tried to obtain a County permit in November 2003, promptly after the enactment of the ordinance.”
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