Chap. 333.—An ACT to prohibit, with certain exceptions, the sale, the offering
and exposing for sale, and the use of, fireworks; to provide for the issuance
of permits for the use of fireworks, under certain conditions, and to prescribe
penalties, and to repeal Chapter 102 of the Acts of Assembly ‘of 1942, approved
March 3, 1942, relating to prohibiting with certain exceptions, the sale, the
offering or exposing for sale, and the use of fireworks and prescribing penalties
for violations. (H 152]

Approved March 31, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. Section 1. Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale,
expose for sale, or to buy, use, ignite or explode any firecracker, torpedo,
skyrocket, or other substance or thing, of whatever form or construction,
containing nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides of lead, barium, anti-
mony, nitro-glycerine, phosphorus or any other explosive or inflammable
compound or substance, and intended, or commonly known, as fireworks.

Section 2. The governing bodies of the several counties, cities and
towns shall have the power to provide for the issuance of permits, upon
application in writing, for the display of fireworks by fair associations,
amusement parks, or by any organization or group of individuals, under
such terms and conditions as they may prescribe. After such permit has
been issued sales of fireworks may be made for use under such permit,
and the association, organization or group to which it is issued may
make use of such fireworks under the terms and conditions of such

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r Section 3. Any person who violates any provision of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished
accordingly.

Section 4. This act shall have no application to any officer or mem-
ber of the armed forces of this State, or of the United States, while
acting within the scope of his authority and duties as such, nor to any
offer of sale or sale of fireworks to any authorized agent of such armed
forces; nor shall it be applicable to the sale or use of materials or equip-
ment, otherwise prohibited by this act, when such material or equipment
is used or to be used by any person in the operation of any boat, railroad
train, or other vehicle for the transportation of persons or property for
signalling or other emergency use.

Section 5. This act shall not apply to Roman candles, sparklers,
caps for pistols, nor shall it apply to fire crackers not in excess of two
inches long and one-quarter inch in diameter, or pinwheels commonly
known as whirligigs or spinning jennies, when used, ignited or exploded
on private property with the consent of the owner of such property.

Section 6. Chapter one hundred two of the Acts of Assembly of
nineteen hundred forty-two, approved March third, nineteen hundred
forty-two is repealed.

Section 7. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall
apply to any ordinance prohibiting the sale, storage, use, possession or
manufacture of fireworks heretofore or hereafter adopted by any county,
city or town,