WAC 212-17-310   Public display -- Storage of shells.  A ready box shall be a portable, weather-resistant container that protects contents from burning debris with a self-closing cover or equivalent means of closure required.

     (1) After delivery and prior to the display, all shells shall be separated according to size and their designation as salutes.

     (2) Any display fireworks that will be temporarily stored at the display site during the fireworks display shall be stored in ready boxes separated according to size and their designation as salutes. Tarpaulins shall not be considered as ready boxes.

Exception:

For electrically ignited displays, or displays where all shells are loaded into mortars prior to the show, there is no requirement for separation of shells according to size, for their designation as salutes, or for the use of ready boxes.

     (3) During the performance of an outdoor fireworks display, ready boxes shall be located at a distance not less than twenty-five feet upwind from the mortar placements. If the wind shifts during a display, the ready boxes shall be located again to be upwind from the discharge site.

Exception No. 1:

Where permitted by the authority having jurisdiction, alternate measures shall be taken.

Exception No. 2:

Where there are no shells requiring storage during a display, such as for an electrically ignited display, no ready boxes shall be required.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.43 and 70.77 RCW. 06-12-010, § 212-17-310, filed 5/26/06, effective 6/26/06; 05-12-033, § 212-17-310, filed 5/24/05, effective 6/24/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.77 RCW. 90-10-006 (Order 90-02), § 212-17-310, filed 4/19/90, effective 5/20/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.77.250 and chapter 48.48 RCW. 82-22-068 (Order FM 82-10), § 212-17-310, filed 11/2/82.]