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Wash. Rev. Code § 70.77.136 (2026)

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"Consumer fireworks" means any small firework device designed to produce visible effects by combustion and which must comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the United States consumer product safety commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507 and including some small devices designed to produce audible effects, such as whistling devices, ground devices containing 50 mg or less of explosive materials, and aerial devices containing 130 mg or less of explosive materials and classified as fireworks UN0336 by the United States department of transportation at 49 C.F.R. Sec. 172.101 as of June 13, 2002, and not including fused setpieces containing components which together exceed 50 mg of salute powder.
[ 2002 c 370 s 6; 1995 c 61 s 5; 1984 c 249 s 3; 1982 c 230 s 3.]

Notes:

Severability—2002 c 370: See note following RCW 70.77.126.
Severability—Effective date—1995 c 61: See notes following RCW 70.77.111.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: In Re Yim, 989 P.2d 512 (Wash. 1999).
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In Re Yim, 989 P.2d 512 (Wash. 1999). “" RCW 70.77.136. In December 1990, the DOT partially revised its classification system and stopped classifying fireworks as "special" or "common.”
State v. Yokley, 959 P.2d 694 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “RCW 70.77.136 (emphasis added). Thus, to qualify as a “firework,” a device must meet the general definition, be classified as “common” or “special” fireworks by the Bureau of Explosives or the United States Department of Transportation, and be “designated as U.”
State v. Yokley, 139 Wash. 2d 581 (Wash. 1999). “” RCW 70.77.136. In December 1990, the DOT partially revised its classification system and stopped classifying fireworks as “special” or “common.”
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