(A) The State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety is composed of seven members appointed by the Governor. One appointee must be employed by a local fire authority, one must be a pyrotechnics retailer, one must be a pyrotechnics wholesaler, one must be a law enforcement representative, and three must be members of the public who shall not possess any pecuniary interest in any entity engaged in a business directly involving the sale of pyrotechnics. A seat on the board that remains vacant for sixty days must be filled through an appointment by the Chairman of the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.
(B) The terms of office for members are for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
(C) The board shall meet at least annually and not more than once per month. All meetings must be scheduled at the call of the chairman. The board shall elect from its members a chairman, vice chairman, and other officers as it considers necessary to serve for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. All members shall receive mileage, per diem, and subsistence as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions for days on which they are transacting official business, to be paid by the board.
(D) The department's Office of State Fire Marshal shall provide administrative support as required by the board to perform its prescribed functions. The State Fire Marshal is an official consultant and is authorized to attend all meetings.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 190 Section 8A; 1980 Act No. 519, Part II, Section 5; 1982 Act No. 466, Part II, Section 45; 1991 Act No. 248, Section 6; 1992 Act No. 425, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 929; 2010 Act No. 196, Section 1, eff June 1, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 56 - State Board Of Pyrotechnic Safety
Section 40-56-1. Policy and purpose.
Section 40-56-5. Applicability.
Section 40-56-10. State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety.
Section 40-56-20. Definitions.
Section 40-56-30. Noncompliance with chapter unlawful.
Section 40-56-35. License required for manufacture, sale, or storage of fireworks; exceptions.
Section 40-56-50. Administrative support.
Section 40-56-70. Duties of board.
Section 40-56-115. Jurisdiction of board.
Section 40-56-120. Discipline.
Section 40-56-130. License denial based on same grounds for discipline.
Section 40-56-140. License denial based on prior criminal record.
Section 40-56-150. Voluntary surrender of license.
Section 40-56-160. Review of board decision.
Section 40-56-170. Payment of investigation and prosecutions costs.
Section 40-56-180. Payment of costs and fines.
Section 40-56-190. Confidentiality of investigations and proceedings.
Section 40-56-200. Penalties; fire codes and regulations adopted by State Fire Marshal.
Section 40-56-210. Civil penalties and injunctive relief.
Section 40-56-240. Wholesale licenses; display fireworks.
Section 40-56-260. Report to board of any fire or explosion.