Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80 (2026)

Exemptions

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This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following:

(A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use;

(B) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of fusees, torpedoes, or other signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads;

(C) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of blank cartridges in connection with theaters or shows, or in connection with athletics as signals or for ceremonial purposes;

(D) The manufacture for, the transportation, storage, possession, or use by, or sale to the armed forces of the United States and the militia of this state, as recognized by the adjutant general of Ohio, of pyrotechnic devices;

(E) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or less of explosive material are used, provided that they are constructed so that a hand cannot come into contact with a cap when it is in place for explosion, or apply to the manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of those caps;

(F) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of novelties and trick noisemakers, auto burglar alarms, or model rockets and model rocket motors designed, sold, and used for the purpose of propelling recoverable aero models;

(G) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of wire sparklers.

(H) The conduct of radio-controlled special effect exhibitions that use an explosive black powder charge of not more than one-quarter pound per charge, and that are not connected in any manner to propellant charges, provided that the exhibition complies with all of following:

(1) No explosive aerial display is conducted in the exhibition;

(2) The exhibition is separated from spectators by not less than two hundred feet;

(3) The person conducting the exhibition complies with regulations of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms of the United States department of the treasury and the United States department of transportation with respect to the storage and transport of the explosive black powder used in the exhibition.

Last updated November 22, 2021 at 1:51 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1988–2016 · leading case: Miamisburg v. Hanson, 2016-Ohio-964, 49 N.E.3d 336.
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Miamisburg v. Hanson, 2016-Ohio-964, 49 N.E.3d 336. · cites it 36× “The last statute referenced above, R.C. 3743.80, sets forth eight exemptions from R.”
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. · cites it 27× “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Mr. Fireworks, Inc. v. City of Dayton, 548 N.E.2d 984 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “) R.C. 3743.80 provides in pertinent part: “This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (i* * * “(F) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use of novelties and trick noisemakers, auto burglar alarms, or model rockets and model rocket motors…”
In re S.R., 182 Ohio App. 3d 803 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “11(M) changed the exceptions of “explosive,” declaring that “explosive” does not include fireworks or any “substance or material otherwise meeting the definition of explosive set forth in this section that is manufactured, sold, possessed, transported, stored, or used in any…”
State v. Palmer, 2016-Ohio-3359. · cites it 4× “The last statute referenced above, R.C. 3743.80, sets forth eight exemptions from R.”
In re S.N., 2011-Ohio-5983. · cites it 6× “01 of the Revised Code, or any substance or material otherwise meeting the definition of explosive set forth in this section that is manufactured, sold, possessed, transported, stored, or used in any activity 6 described in section 3743.80 of the Revised Code, provided the…”
In re T.R., 2011-Ohio-5989. · cites it 6× “01 of the Revised Code, or any substance or material otherwise meeting the definition of explosive set forth in this section that is manufactured, sold, possessed, transported, stored, or used in any activity described in section 3743.80 of the Revised Code, provided the…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(A): 2 cases
Miamisburg v. Hanson, 2016-Ohio-964, 49 N.E.3d 336. “The last statute referenced above, R.C. 3743.80, sets forth eight exemptions from R.”
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(B): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(C): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(D): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(E): 2 cases
Miamisburg v. Hanson, 2016-Ohio-964, 49 N.E.3d 336. “The last statute referenced above, R.C. 3743.80, sets forth eight exemptions from R.”
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(F): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(G): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3743.80(H): 1 case
State v. Durbin, 2012-Ohio-301. “” R.C. 3743.80 provides, This chapter does not prohibit or apply to the following: (A) The manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, storage, or use in emergency situations, of pyrotechnic signaling devices and distress signals for marine, aviation, or highway use; (B) The…”
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