8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1507-12-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1507-12-3.1 - GENERAL

Unless otherwise restricted by the ordinances or resolutions of any municipality or other governing body authorized by law to restrict the sale, possession or use of fireworks, the following fireworks may be sold to, possessed by, and/or used by the general public, when such sale, possession and/or use is in accordance with C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2001 through § 24-33.5-2011 and these rules and regulations:

(a) Cylindrical fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed seventy-five (75) grams each for a single tube or, when more than one tube is mounted on a common base, the total pyrotechnic composition of which is no more than two hundred (200) grams;

(b) Cone fountains, total pyrotechnic composition not to exceed fifty (50) grams each for a single cone or, when more than one cone is mounted on a common base, the total pyrotechnic composition of which is no more than two hundred (200) grams;

(c) Wheels, the total pyrotechnic composition of which do not exceed sixty (60) grams for each driver unit or two hundred grams (200) for each complete wheel;

(d) Ground spinner, which are small devices containing not more than twenty (20) grams of pyrotechnic composition venting out of an orifice usually in the side of the tube. Ground spinners operate similar to a wheel, but are intended to be placed flat on the ground;

(e) Illuminating torches and colored fire in any form, the total pyrotechnic composition of which does not exceed two hundred (200) grams each in weight;

(f) Dipped sticks and sparklers, the total pyrotechnic composition of which does not exceed one hundred (100) grams and of which the composition of any chlorate or perchlorate shall not exceed five (5) grams;

(g) Any of the following that do not contain more than fifty (50) milligrams of explosive composition:

(1) Explosive auto alarms;

(2) Toy propellant devices;

(3) Cigarette loads;

(4) Strike-on box matches; or

(5) Other trick noise makers;

(h) Snake or glow worm, pressed pellets of not more than two (2) grams of pyrotechnic composition and packaged in retail packages of not more than twenty-five (25) units;

(i) Fireworks that are used exclusively for testing or research by a licensed explosives laboratory; and

(j) Multiple tube devices with:

(1) Each tube individually attached to a wood or plastic base;

(2) The tubes separated from each other on the base by a distance of at least one-half of one inch;

(3) The effect limited to a shower of sparks to a height of no more than fifteen (15) feet above the ground;

(4) Only one external fuse that causes all of the tubes to function in sequence; and

(5) A total pyrotechnic composition of no more than five hundred (500) grams.

8 CCR 1507-12-3.1

38 CR 10, May 25, 2015, effective 6/14/2015

40 CR 04, February 25, 2017, effective 3/17/2017

41 CR 10, May 25, 2018, effective 6/14/2018

42 CR 05, March 10, 2019, effective 3/30/2019

47 CR 03, February 10, 2024, effective 3/1/2024