#Prolevel fireworks license#

In 2008, the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) submitted a proposal to ATF regarding alternative methods for recordkeeping and marks of identification. Variances Fireworks recordkeeping and marks of identificationДЇederal explosives regulations require that importers must keep records of and place marks of identification on all fireworks imported for distribution.

#Prolevel fireworks license#

Because consumer fireworks contain pyrotechnic compositions classified by ATF as explosive materials, the manufacturing of consumer fireworks requires a federal explosives license from ATF. ATF does not regulate the importation, distribution, or storage of completed consumer fireworks, but other federal, state, and local agencies do regulate these items to a varying degree. The regulations at 27 CFR, Part 555, require that any person engaging in the business of importing, manufacturing, dealing in, or otherwise receiving display fireworks must first obtain a Federal explosives license or permit from ATF for the specific activity.Д¬onsumer fireworks are the small fireworks usually sold at stands around the Fourth of July holiday.

Federal explosives regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) define two general categories of fireworks sold in the United States: вЂњdisplay fireworksвЂќ and вЂњconsumer fireworks.вЂќДisplay fireworks are the large fireworks used in shows, generally under the supervision of a trained pyrotechnician.