Tex. Occ. Code § 2154.204 · Subchapter E. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC DISPLAY PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioner shall set and collect a permit fee in an amount not to exceed $50 for a Fireworks 1.3G single public display permit. The permit shall be obtained from the commissioner through the state fire marshal.
(b) A single public fireworks display permit is valid for only one public fireworks display to be held during the hours and on the date or alternate date, if provided, stated on the permit and is not renewable.
(c) A person conducting multiple fireworks displays at a single location may be issued a multiple public display permit. The commissioner shall set and collect an annual multiple public display permit fee in an amount not to exceed $400.
(d) The holder of a multiple public display permit is not required to obtain a single public display permit. A multiple public display permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance and is not renewable.
(e) This chapter does not limit the authority of the state fire marshal to inspect the location of the display or to require appropriate fire protection measures.
(f) The commissioner shall adopt by reference the provisions of:
(1) NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 1995 Edition, as rules governing public displays; and
(2) NFPA 1126, Standards for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience, 1996 Edition, as rules governing indoor displays.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2154.htm
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