WAC 212-17-040   Definition and classification -- "Display fireworks."  The term "display fireworks" shall mean large fireworks designed primarily for exhibition display by producing visible or audible effects. The term includes, but is not limited to:

     (1) Sky rocket. Tubes not exceeding 1/2 inch (12.5 mm) inside diameter that may contain up to 20 grams of pyrotechnic composition. Sky rockets contain a wooden stick for guidance and stability and rise into the air upon ignition. A burst of color or noise or both is produced at the height of flight.

     (2) Missile-type rocket. A device similar to a sky rocket in size, composition, and effect that uses fins rather than a stick for guidance and stability. Firework devices which use a cylindrical bore or rod for launching stability, even though the word "missile" may appear on the label, are not included in this category.

     (3) Firecrackers, salutes. Small paper-wrapped or cardboard tube containing not more than 2 grains (130 mg) of explosive composition. Upon ignition, noise and a flash of light is produced.

     (4) Chaser. Small paper or cardboard tube that travels along the ground upon ignition. A whistling effect, or other noise, is often produced. The explosive composition used to create the noise may not exceed 50 mg.

     (5) Display pieces. Fireworks containing more than 2 grains (130 mg) of explosive composition, aerial shells containing more than 40 grams of pyrotechnic composition, and other display pieces which exceed the limits for classification as "consumer fireworks." Display fireworks are classified as Division 1.3G explosives by the United States Department of Transportation.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.43 and 70.77 RCW. 05-12-033, § 212-17-040, filed 5/24/05, effective 6/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.77.250. 84-23-009 (Order FM 84-05), § 212-17-040, filed 11/9/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.77.250 and chapter 48.48 RCW. 82-22-068 (Order FM 82-10), § 212-17-040, filed 11/2/82.]