§ 405.10 Permits for indoor pyrotechnics.\n 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms\nhave the following meanings:\n a. Airburst. A pyrotechnic device that is suspended in the air to\nsimulate outdoor aerial fireworks shells without producing hazardous\ndebris.\n b. Areas of public assembly. All buildings or portions of buildings\nused for gathering together fifty or more persons for amusement,\nathletic, civic, dining, educational, entertainment, patriotic,\npolitical, recreational, religious, social, or similar purposes, the\nentire fire area of which they are a part, and the means of egress\ntherefrom.\n c. Assistant. A person who works under the supervision of the\npyrotechnic operator.\n d. Audience. Spectators whose primary purpose is to view a\nperformance.\n e. Building. A combination of any materials, whether portable or\nfixed, having a roof, to form a structure affording shelter for persons,\nanimals, or property. The word "building" shall be construed for the\npurposes of this section as though followed by the words "or part or\nparts thereof", unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.\n f. Concussion mortar. A device specifically designed and constructed\nto produce a loud noise and a violent jarring shock for dramatic effect\nwithout producing any damage.\n g. Fallout area. The area in which any hazardous debris falls after a\npyrotechnic device is fired. The fallout area is defined as a circle\nthat, in turn, is defined by the fallout radius.\n h. Fallout radius. A line that defines the fallout area of a\npyrotechnic device. The line is defined by two points. The first point\nis at the center of a pyrotechnic device. The second point is the point\nmost distant from the center of the pyrotechnic device at which any\nhazardous debris from the device can fall.\n i. Fire area. The floor area of a story of a building within exterior\nwalls, party walls, fire walls, or any combination thereof.\n j. Hazardous debris. Any debris, produced or expelled by the\nfunctioning of a pyrotechnic device, that is capable of causing personal\ninjury or unpredicted property damage. This includes, but is not limited\nto, hot sparks, heavy casing fragments, and unignited components.\nMaterials such as confetti, lightweight foam pieces, feathers, or\nnovelties are not to be construed as hazardous debris.\n k. Owner. Any person, agent, firm, association, limited liability\ncompany, partnership, or corporation having a legal or equitable\ninterest in the property.\n l. Performance. The enactment of a musical, dramatic, operatic, or\nother entertainment production. The enactment may begin and progress to\nits end according to a script, plan, or other preconceived list of\nevents, or deviate therefrom. A performance includes any encores.\n m. Performer. Any person active in a performance during which\npyrotechnics are used and who is not part of the audience or support\npersonnel. Among others, performers include, but are not limited to,\nactors, singers, musicians, and acrobats.\n n. Permit authority. The agency authorized to grant and issue the\npermits provided for in this section on or within state property shall\nbe the office of fire prevention and control, in the territory within a\ncounty park shall be the county park commission, or such other agency\nhaving jurisdiction, control, and/or operation of the parks or parkways\nwithin which any pyrotechnics are to be used, in a city shall be the\nduly constituted licensing agency thereof and, in the absence of such\nagency, shall be an officer designated for the purpose by the\nlegislative body thereof, in a village shall be an officer designated\nfor the purpose by the board of trustees thereof, and, in the territory\nof a town outside of villages, shall be an officer designated for the\npurpose by the town board thereof.\n o. Permittee. (1) The person or persons who are responsible, as\nprovided in subparagraph two of this pa
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