Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels
ORS 480.120 Sale, possession and use of fireworks prohibited; exceptions; enforcement
No person shall sell, keep or offer for sale, expose for sale, possess, use, explode or have exploded any fireworks within Oregon, except as follows:
Sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to customers residing outside this state in accordance with ORS 480.156;
Sales to persons or organizations having obtained a permit from the State Fire Marshal for supervised public display;
Sales to railroads, boats, motor vehicle or other transportation agencies, to be used for signal, warning or illumination purposes in connection with such business;
Sale or use of blank cartridges for licensed shows or theaters or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports;
Experimental purposes by a manufacturer of explosives at such places where such experiments are normally conducted;
Sale of blank cartridges for use by the militia or any organization of war veterans or other organization authorized by law to parade in public a color guard armed with firearms;
Sale of shells, cartridges, gunpowder or explosives for use in legally permitted firearms;
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