Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 256 of 2011 - Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (28.451 - 28.471)
Section 28.467 - Conduct Not Prohibited by Act.

Sec. 17.
Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act does not prohibit any of the following:
(a) A wholesaler, retailer, commercial manufacturer, or importer from selling, storing, using, transporting, or distributing consumer fireworks or low-impact fireworks.
(b) The use of fireworks by railroads or other transportation agencies or law enforcement agencies for signal purposes or illumination.
(c) The use of agricultural or wildlife fireworks.
(d) The sale or use of blank cartridges for any of the following:
(i) A show or play.
(ii) Signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports.
(iii) Use by military organizations.
(iv) Use by law enforcement agencies.
(e) The possession, sale, or disposal of fireworks incidental to the public display of fireworks by wholesalers or other persons who possess a permit to possess, store, or sell explosives from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives of the United States Department of Justice.
(f) Interstate wholesalers from selling, storing, using, transporting, or distributing fireworks.
(g) A person from parking a motor vehicle, or trailer, that is not being used for the storage of consumer fireworks, within 10 feet of a permanent building or structure used in the retail sale of consumer fireworks.
History: 2011, Act 256, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 257, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 634, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 28 - Michigan State Police

Act 256 of 2011 - Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (28.451 - 28.471)

Section 28.451 - Short Title.

Section 28.452 - Definitions.

Section 28.453 - Novelties; Inapplicability of Act.

Section 28.454 - Sale of Consumer Fireworks; Certificate Required; Violation as Civil Fine; Penalty; Application; Requirements; Issuance; Validity; Issuance of Original or Renewal Certificate; Sales Tax License Information; Denial; Transfer; Display...

Section 28.455 - Sale of Consumer Fireworks From Retail Location; Conditions; Automatic Sprinkler System; Failure to Comply; Civil Fine; Insurance Coverage; Notice of Dates and Times of Permissible Use; Form and Content; Conditions for Sale Over Phon...

Section 28.456 - Website; Establishment and Maintenance by Department; Registration With Low-Impact Fireworks Retail Registry; Application Fee; Failure to Register; Civil Fine.

Section 28.457 - Local Ordinances.

Section 28.458 - Fireworks Safety Fee; Imposition; Payment; Deposit in Fireworks Safety Fund; Failure to Comply; Civil Fine.

Section 28.459 - Fireworks Safety Fee; Determination; Rates; Collection Allowance.

Section 28.460 - Fireworks Safety Fees; Remittance; Forms; Manner; Payment Liability; Past Due Amounts; Aggregate Filing; Failure to Remit; Civil Fine.

Section 28.461 - Fireworks Safety Fund; Creation Within Department of Treasury; Investment; Money Remaining in Fund; Lapse; Expenditures; Delegation of Inspection Duties; Program.

Section 28.462 - Prohibited Conduct; Permission Required; Violation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Sale to Minor; Definitions; Violation of Smoking Prohibition; Civil Fine; Signage.

Section 28.463 - Repealed. 2018, Act 634, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018.

Section 28.464 - Identification of Firework in Violation of Act; Investigation; Determination of Violation; Seizure; Criminal or Civil Proceedings.

Section 28.465 - Storage of Seized Fireworks; Disposal or Destruction; Storage and Disposal Costs; Use for Training Purposes.

Section 28.466 - Articles Pyrotechnic or Display Fireworks Ignition; Permit; Competency and Qualifications of Operators; Retention of Fee.

Section 28.467 - Conduct Not Prohibited by Act.

Section 28.467a - Issuance of Citation by State Fire Marshal.

Section 28.468 - Violation of Act; Penalty; Reimbursement of Storage Costs.

Section 28.468a - Citation for Serious Violation; Fine; Prosecution; Payment of Civil Fines to Department; Collection Proceedings.

Section 28.468b - Issuance of Certificate Prohibited; Revocation.

Section 28.468c - Person Ineligible to Obtain Consumer Fireworks Certificates; Offenses; Periods; Sanctions.

Section 28.469 - Inspections; Delegation of Authority and Responsibility.

Section 28.470 - Rules.

Section 28.471 - Repealed. 2018, Act 305, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018.