Section 160-C:16 Emergency Removal from Retail Sale of Permissible Fireworks. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, prohibit the retail sale of any permissible fireworks that pose an imminent threat to life and property.
   II. Upon notification by the commissioner or designee that a permissible firework is prohibited from being sold, a person licensed to sell permissible fireworks shall remove the item from the public sales area and shall not sell the item to any person.
   III. Any person who sells a permissible firework item after being notified by the commissioner or designee that the item is prohibited from being sold shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's license for a minimum period of 10 consecutive days, but not to exceed 30 days. On the third violation of this section, the commissioner shall revoke the license for the remainder of the licensure term.
   IV. Any license holder aggrieved by the action of the commissioner pursuant to this section may appeal pursuant to RSA 541.

Source. 1999, 348:14, eff. Jan. 21, 2000.