2.__Suspension in effect during pendency.__The suspension remains in effect until the entry of judgment, unless it is determined by the court in which the criminal charge or civil or administrative violation is pending that the commissioner did not have probable cause to suspend the license.

§237.__Adoption of rules

The commissioner shall, in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt reasonable rules relative to the use, storage, transportation and display of fireworks and special-effect pyrotechnics.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

SUMMARY

The bill amends the statutes pertaining to fireworks as follows.

1. Definitions are added to clarify the regulation of fireworks and special-effect pyrotechnics.

2. Application procedures are provided for obtaining a fireworks display permit, including fees.

3. A mechanism is established for the Commissioner of Public Safety to deny or revoke a fireworks display permit.

4. Licensing qualifications, application procedures and fees for persons using or discharging fireworks and for persons assisting in the discharge of fireworks during a display are established.

5. A mechanism is established for the Commissioner of Public Safety to deny, suspend or revoke a fireworks technician or fireworks technician assistant license.

6. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act for the use, storage, transportation and display of fireworks.