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The
state’s Fireworks Regulation Law provides
that it is unlawful for any person to offer
for sale, sell, possess or use fireworks
in New Jersey without a valid permit.
New
Jersey’s Fireworks Regulation Law
states that a valid permit issued by a town
for public fireworks display must “name
one person who shall be authorized to purchase,
or otherwise order, and receive delivery
of any fireworks. After such permit shall
have been granted, sales, possession, and
use of fireworks for such display shall
be lawful for that purpose only. “
Any
person who sells, offers or exposes for
sale, or possesses with intent to sell any
fireworks is guilty of a crime of the fourth
degree. Any person who purchases, uses,
discharges, causes to be discharged, ignites,
fires, or otherwise sets in action, or possesses
any fireworks without having the required
permit is guilty of a petty disorderly persons
offense.
Four
Pennsylvania-based fireworks companies in
2007 agreed to revise their business practices
when advertising and selling products to
New Jersey customers after being sued by
the state. The companies’ advertisements,
web sites, mailed circulars and in-store
signage must state that, “New Jersey
law prohibits the transportation, sale,
possession or use of fireworks in New Jersey
without a valid permit.”
Any
business that advertises, offers to sell
or sells fireworks to residents of New Jersey
is required to clearly and conspicuously
disclose that fireworks are illegal to possess
or use in New Jersey without a valid permit.
Failure to do so would constitute a violation
of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and
its regulations.
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