California Code
Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES

PART 1 - HIGH EXPLOSIVES

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Scope

Section 12000. - 12000. For the purposes of this part, “explosives” means any...

Section 12001. - 12001. This part does not apply to any of the...

Section 12002. - 12002. Except when transporting explosives on highways and at safe...

Section 12003. - 12003. “Chief” means the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection...

Section 12004. - 12004. For the purposes of this part, the term “person”...

Section 12005. - 12005. This part does not apply to the transportation and...

Section 12005.5. - 12005.5. (a) This part shall not apply to the possession,...

Section 12006. - 12006. The provisions of this part and the regulations adopted...

Section 12007. - 12007. (a) For the purposes of this part, the term...

CHAPTER 2 - Enforcement

Section 12020. - 12020. The chief and the issuing authority, as defined in...

CHAPTER 3 - General

Section 12080. - 12080. (a) No person shall sell, give away, or transport...

Section 12081. - 12081. Except as limited by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section...

Section 12082. - 12082. No explosives shall be sold, furnished, or given away...

Section 12083. - 12083. With the exception of the chief, the owner, a...

Section 12084. - 12084. No person shall willfully discharge any firearm within 500...

Section 12085. - 12085. No person shall make, possess, or transport any explosive...

Section 12086. - 12086. Any theft or loss of explosives, whether from a...

Section 12087. - 12087. No person shall abandon or otherwise dispose of any...

Section 12088. - 12088. The contents of a package containing explosives shall be...

Section 12089. - 12089. Except when transporting explosives received under Section 12102 of...

Section 12090. - 12090. There shall not be included in any cargo of...

Section 12091. - 12091. Blasting caps or similar primary explosive initiation devices shall...

Section 12092. - 12092. Any person who violates any of the requirements prescribed...

CHAPTER 4 - Permits

Section 12101. - 12101. (a) No person shall do any one of the...

Section 12101.5. - 12101.5. This chapter does not apply to any possession or...

Section 12102. - 12102. This chapter does not apply to any possession or...

Section 12102.1. - 12102.1. Any person who sells, gives, delivers or otherwise disposes...

Section 12103. - 12103. Application for a permit, as required under Section 12101,...

Section 12105. - 12105. If the issuing authority finds, after reviewing the application...

Section 12105.1. - 12105.1. Except in a case in which the issuing authority...

Section 12105.2. - 12105.2. A copy of each permit issued shall be forwarded...

Section 12106. - 12106. When required by and in amounts set forth in...

Section 12107. - 12107. The issuing authority shall, in the exercise of reasonable...

Section 12108. - 12108. The form of the permits shall be prescribed by...

Section 12109. - 12109. Except as provided in Section 12111, permits shall be...

Section 12110. - 12110. No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter...

Section 12111. - 12111. A permit may be suspended or revoked, after reasonable...

Section 12112. - 12112. Any decision or action by any chief or issuing...

CHAPTER 5 - Sale or Other Disposition

Section 12120. - 12120. No person shall knowingly sell, give away, deliver, or...

Section 12121. - 12121. Every person who possesses, stores, uses, sells, gives away,...

Section 12122. - 12122. Each notation in the journal, record book, or each...

Section 12123. - 12123. The journal, record book or record of sale shall...

Section 12124. - 12124. The keeping of a journal, record book, or record...

CHAPTER 6 - Storage

Section 12150. - 12150. Except for explosives kept only at an explosive manufacturing...

Section 12150.5. - 12150.5. Every person having any blasting caps (electric or nonelectric)...

Section 12151. - 12151. Except while in the custody of a common carrier...

CHAPTER 7 - Illegal Use or Possession

Section 12303. - 12303. “Lawful possession of an explosive,” as used in this...

Section 12305. - 12305. Every person not in the lawful possession of an...

CHAPTER 8 - Confiscation

Section 12350. - 12350. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 12080,...

Section 12351. - 12351. Any explosives which are illegally manufactured, sold, given away,...

Section 12352. - 12352. When a permit issued pursuant to this part has...

Section 12353. - 12353. Any explosive seized under this chapter shall be stored...

Section 12354. - 12354. If the governing body finds that the explosives were...

Section 12355. - 12355. If no petition is received by the governing body...

CHAPTER 9 - Penalties

Section 12400. - 12400. Except as provided in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section...

Section 12401. - 12401. Every person who is found guilty of a felony...

PART 2 - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 12500. - 12500. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 12501. - 12501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 12502. - 12502. “Advertise” means an announcement publicly with any sign, card,...

Section 12503. - 12503. “Agricultural and wildlife fireworks” means fireworks designed and intended...

Section 12504. - 12504. “Flammable liquid” means any liquid whose flashpoint is 100...

Section 12505. - 12505. “Dangerous fireworks” includes all of the following: (a) Any...

Section 12506. - 12506. “Emergency signaling device” means a pyrotechnic device designed and...

Section 12507. - 12507. “End fuse” means a fuse inserted into any fireworks...

Section 12508. - 12508. “Exempt fireworks” means any special item containing pyrotechnic compositions...

Section 12509. - 12509. “Exporter” means any person who sells, consigns, or delivers...

Section 12510. - 12510. “Fire nuisance” means anything or any act which increases,...

Section 12511. - 12511. “Fireworks” means any device containing chemical elements and chemical...

Section 12512. - 12512. “Fireworks kit” means any assembly of materials or explosive...

Section 12513. - 12513. “Importer” means any person who for any purpose does...

Section 12514. - 12514. “Issuing authority” means any person who has the responsibility...

Section 12515. - 12515. “Label of registration” means the label of registration of...

Section 12516. - 12516. “License” means any nontransferable authorization granted by the State...

Section 12517. - 12517. “Licensee” means any person 21 years of age or...

Section 12518. - 12518. “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, makes, constructs, fabricates,...

Section 12519. - 12519. “Model rocket” means a toy or educational device that...

Section 12520. - 12520. “Model rocket motor” means a rocket propulsion device using...

Section 12521. - 12521. “Package” includes any case, container, or receptacle, used for...

Section 12522. - 12522. “Permit” means the nontransferable permission granted by the public...

Section 12523. - 12523. “Person” means any person, copartnership, organization, firm, corporation, association,...

Section 12524. - 12524. “Public display of fireworks” means an entertainment feature where...

Section 12525. - 12525. “Pyrotechnic compositions” means any combination of chemical elements or...

Section 12526. - 12526. “Pyrotechnic device” means any combination of materials, including pyrotechnic...

Section 12527. - 12527. “Pyrotechnic operator” means any licensed pyrotechnic operator, who by...

Section 12528. - 12528. “Retailer” means any person who, at a fixed place...

Section 12529. - 12529. “Safe and sane fireworks” means any fireworks which do...

Section 12530. - 12530. “Salesman” means any person who, as an employee of...

Section 12531. - 12531. “Sell” means any arrangement between two or more persons...

Section 12532. - 12532. “Special effects” means articles containing any pyrotechnic composition manufactured...

Section 12533. - 12533. “Wholesaler” means any person, other than an importer, exporter,...

Section 12534. - 12534. “Within this state” means within all territory within the...

CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions

Section 12540. - 12540. The provisions of this part shall not apply to...

Section 12541. - 12541. Nothing in this part authorizes the sale, use, or...

Section 12541.1. - 12541.1. (a) A special district which provides fire protection, prevention,...

CHAPTER 3 - Administration

Section 12550. - 12550. The State Fire Marshal shall enforce and administer this...

Section 12551. - 12551. The State Fire Marshal shall appoint deputies and employees...

Section 12552. - 12552. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations relating to...

Section 12553. - 12553. The State Fire Marshal shall also adopt regulations for...

Section 12554. - 12554. The regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal relating...

Section 12555. - 12555. The State Fire Marshal or his salaried deputies may...

Section 12556. - 12556. In addition to the obligations described in Section 13110.5,...

Section 12557. - 12557. (a) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall...

Section 12558. - 12558. The licensee or permittee shall permit the chief of...

CHAPTER 4 - Classification of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Devices

Section 12560. - 12560. The State Fire Marshal shall classify all fireworks and...

Section 12561. - 12561. All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and...

Section 12562. - 12562. All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and...

Section 12563. - 12563. All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and...

Section 12564. - 12564. All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and...

Section 12565. - 12565. All fireworks or toy propellent devices containing pyrotechnic compositions...

Section 12566. - 12566. All pyrotechnic devices examined by the State Fire Marshal...

Section 12567. - 12567. Those fireworks classified by the State Fire Marshal as...

Section 12568. - 12568. The manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler shall stamp or label...

Section 12569. - 12569. Except as provided in Section 12637 and pursuant to...

CHAPTER 5 - Licenses

ARTICLE 1 - Types of Licenses

Section 12570. - 12570. The State Fire Marshal may issue any license described...

Section 12571. - 12571. A manufacturer’s license shall allow the manufacture of fireworks...

Section 12572. - 12572. A wholesaler’s license allows the sale and transportation of...

Section 12573. - 12573. An importer’s and exporter’s license shall allow fireworks to...

Section 12574. - 12574. A retail sales license allows the retail sale of...

Section 12575. - 12575. A public display (special) license allows the holding and...

Section 12576. - 12576. A public display license (general) allows the holding and...

Section 12577. - 12577. A public display license (limited) allows the performance of...

Section 12578. - 12578. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations that identify...

Section 12579. - 12579. All licensees may transport the class of fireworks for...

ARTICLE 2 - Issuance, Revocation and Renewal

Section 12580. - 12580. The State Fire Marshal may issue and renew licenses...

Section 12581. - 12581. Any person who desires to manufacture, import, export, sell...

Section 12582. - 12582. The application for a license shall be signed by...

Section 12583. - 12583. The authorization to engage in the particular act or...

Section 12585. - 12585. Any applicant may withdraw his application for a license...

Section 12586. - 12586. The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law...

Section 12587. - 12587. A written report by the State Fire Marshal, any...

Section 12588. - 12588. The State Fire Marshal may deny, without hearing, an...

Section 12589. - 12589. The application for any license shall become void when...

Section 12590. - 12590. The State Fire Marshal may deny or revoke any...

Section 12591. - 12591. The State Fire Marshal may, upon three days notice,...

Section 12592. - 12592. Any applicant who has been denied a license or...

Section 12593. - 12593. Except where otherwise provided in this part, all hearings...

Section 12594. - 12594. Reports on fireworks transactions or the payment of license...

Section 12595. - 12595. Except as otherwise provided in Section 12599, on and...

Section 12596. - 12596. Any person or organization may obtain any license required...

Section 12597. - 12597. Application for renewal of a license shall be made...

Section 12598. - 12598. Every licensee who fails to renew his or her...

Section 12599. - 12599. A retail license shall authorize a retail sale of...

Section 12600. - 12600. Except as provided in Section 12583, the authority to...

Section 12601. - 12601. Except as provided in Section 12599, any license not...

Section 12602. - 12602. A license shall not be required for the retail...

Section 12603. - 12603. No person or employee holding a pyrotechnic license shall...

Section 12604. - 12604. Following the revocation or voluntary surrender of a license,...

Section 12605. - 12605. Any person found guilty of violating any of the...

Section 12606. - 12606. Any charges against applicants for a license or against...

Section 12606.1. - 12606.1. (a) If the State Fire Marshal or his or...

Section 12607. - 12607. The State Fire Marshal may deny the application for...

Section 12608. - 12608. The authority to perform those acts conferred upon the...

ARTICLE 3 - Insurance

Section 12610. - 12610. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the law which...

Section 12611. - 12611. The certificate of insurance shall provide all of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Reports

Section 12615. - 12615. All licensees, except retailers, shall maintain and make available...

Section 12616. - 12616. The licensees shall report any theft or loss of...

Section 12617. - 12617. In the event of the theft or loss of...

Section 12618. - 12618. Each bill of lading, manifest, and invoice issued to...

Section 12619. - 12619. All import and export licensees shall file a notice...

Section 12620. - 12620. In addition to the report required under this part,...

ARTICLE 5 - Fees

Section 12630. - 12630. The State Fire Marshal shall establish and collect the...

Section 12631. - 12631. The original and annual renewal license fee to manufacture,...

Section 12632. - 12632. The original and annual renewal license fee to manufacture,...

Section 12633. - 12633. The original and annual renewal application for registration of...

Section 12634. - 12634. When a license to manufacture, wholesale, or import and...

Section 12635. - 12635. All of the moneys collected pursuant to this part...

Section 12636. - 12636. Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Fire...

Section 12637. - 12637. All fireworks or pyrotechnic devices intended for sale in...

CHAPTER 6 - Permits

Section 12640. - 12640. In any case in which this chapter requires that...

Section 12641. - 12641. A permit, as provided in this part, shall not...

Section 12642. - 12642. The effective period of the permit shall be defined...

Section 12643. - 12643. Any licensee desiring to do any act specified in...

Section 12644. - 12644. The issuing authority shall not accept an application for...

Section 12645. - 12645. The officer to whom the application for a permit...

Section 12646. - 12646. The governing body may grant or deny the permit,...

Section 12647. - 12647. The governing body may delegate the power to grant...

Section 12648. - 12648. The officer to whom the application for a permit...

Section 12649. - 12649. The applicant for a permit for any public display...

Section 12650. - 12650. When a permit for the public display of fireworks...

Section 12651. - 12651. Any person holding a valid license for the manufacture,...

Section 12652. - 12652. When traveling between the approved routes, as specified in...

Section 12653. - 12653. The application for a transportation permit shall be submitted...

Section 12654. - 12654. A transportation permit shall not be required by this...

CHAPTER 7 - Violations

Section 12670. - 12670. It is unlawful for any person to advertise that...

Section 12671. - 12671. It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer...

Section 12672. - 12672. It is unlawful for any person to sell, or...

Section 12673. - 12673. It is unlawful for any person to store any...

Section 12674. - 12674. It is unlawful for any person to store or...

Section 12675. - 12675. It is unlawful for any person to fail to...

Section 12676. - 12676. It is unlawful for any person to sell, transfer,...

Section 12677. - 12677. It is unlawful for any person to possess dangerous...

Section 12678. - 12678. It is unlawful for any person to use or...

Section 12679. - 12679. It is unlawful for any person to store, sell,...

Section 12680. - 12680. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c),...

Section 12681. - 12681. It is unlawful for any person to sell or...

Section 12682. - 12682. It is unlawful for any person to allow or...

Section 12683. - 12683. It is unlawful for any person to sell, use,...

Section 12684. - 12684. It is unlawful for any person to use or...

Section 12685. - 12685. It is unlawful for any person to conduct a...

Section 12686. - 12686. It is unlawful for any person to use any...

Section 12687. - 12687. It is unlawful for any person to sell, transfer,...

Section 12688. - 12688. It is unlawful for a person to advertise to...

Section 12689. - 12689. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell,...

Section 12690. - 12690. It is unlawful for any person to perform any...

Section 12691. - 12691. It is unlawful for any person to violate any...

Section 12692. - 12692. This chapter shall not prohibit the operations or functions...

CHAPTER 8 - Penalties

Section 12700. - 12700. (a) Except as provided in Section 12702 and subdivision...

Section 12701. - 12701. A person is guilty of a separate offense for...

Section 12702. - 12702. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12700: (a) A person...

Section 12703. - 12703. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, in conjunction with...

Section 12704. - 12704. The State Fire Marshal, at least once a year...

Section 12706. - 12706. Notwithstanding Section 1463 of the Penal Code, all fines...

CHAPTER 9 - Remedies

Section 12720. - 12720. Any threatened violation of any provision of this part...

Section 12721. - 12721. The State Fire Marshal, his or her salaried deputies,...

Section 12722. - 12722. The following fireworks may be seized pursuant to Section...

Section 12723. - 12723. (a) The authority seizing fireworks under the provisions of...

Section 12724. - 12724. (a) Any person whose fireworks are seized under the...

Section 12725. - 12725. The State Fire Marshal, his salaried deputies, or any...

Section 12726. - 12726. (a) The dangerous fireworks seized pursuant to this part...

Section 12727. - 12727. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish regulations pursuant...

Section 12728. - 12728. (a) The State Fire Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal...

PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Scope

Section 12750. - 12750. For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall...

Section 12751. - 12751. This part shall not apply to the sale, purchase,...

CHAPTER 2 - Administration

Section 12755. - 12755. No person shall use or possess a flamethrowing device...

Section 12756. - 12756. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer...

Section 12757. - 12757. The State Fire Marshal may issue or renew a...

Section 12758. - 12758. (a) If the State Fire Marshal denies an application...

Section 12759. - 12759. The State Fire Marshal shall establish fees pursuant to...

CHAPTER 3 - Enforcement and Penalties

Section 12760. - 12760. The State Fire Marshal shall seize any flamethrowing device...

Section 12761. - 12761. Any person who uses or possesses any flamethrowing device...