House File 44 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 44 BY GUSTOFF A BILL FOR An Act relating to the sale and use of consumer fireworks. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1861YH (4) 91 sc/ns
H.F. 44 Section 1. Section 10A.519, subsection 4, paragraph c, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) At a permanent building that meets the requirements of 3 paragraph a , between June 1 and July 8 and between December 10 4 and January 3 each year, all dates inclusive . 5 Sec. 2. Section 727.2, subsection 4, Code 2025, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 4. Limitations. 8 a. A person shall not use or explode consumer fireworks on 9 days other than June 1 through July 8 , the general election 10 on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 11 even-numbered years, and December 10 through January 3 of each 12 year, all dates inclusive. 13 b. A person shall not use or explode consumer fireworks at 14 times other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., 15 except that on the following dates consumer fireworks shall not 16 be used at times other than between the hours specified: 17 (1) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on July 18 4 and the Saturdays and Sundays immediately preceding and 19 following July 4. 20 (2) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the 21 date of the general election on the first Tuesday after the 22 first Monday in November of even-numbered years. 23 (2) (3) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on December 31 and 24 12:30 a.m. on the immediately following day. 25 (3) (4) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on 26 the Saturdays and Sundays immediately preceding and following 27 December 31. 28 c. A person shall not use consumer fireworks on real 29 property other than that persons real property or on the real 30 property of a person who has consented to the use of consumer 31 fireworks on that property. 32 d. A person who violates this subsection commits a simple 33 misdemeanor. A court shall not order imprisonment for 34 violation of this subsection . 35 -1- LSB 1861YH (4) 91 sc/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 44 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill relates to limitations on the sale and use of 4 consumer fireworks. 5 The bill allows for consumer fireworks to be sold from a 6 permanent structure at any time throughout the year. Current 7 law prohibits the sale of fireworks from a permanent structure 8 on dates other than between June 1 and July 8 and between 9 December 10 and January 3. The bill does not amend the current 10 restriction on the sale of fireworks from a temporary structure 11 (June 13 to July 8). 12 The bill allows for the use or explosion of consumer 13 fireworks on the date of the general election on the first 14 Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered 15 years, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. 16 -2- LSB 1861YH (4) 91 sc/ns 2/ 2