HB4267 HFAT Boggs 2-26 #1                                    McO

    Com. Sub. For H. B. 4267 -- “A BILL to repeal §11-12-86 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §29-3-23, §29-3-24, §29-3-25 and §29-3-26 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §9A-1-11b; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-3E-1, §29-3E-2, §29-3E-3, §29-3E-4, §29-3E-5, §29-3E-6, §29-3E-7, §29-3E-8, §29-3E-9, §29-3E-10, §29-3E-11, §29-3E-12 and §29-3E-13; and to amend and reenact §61-3E-1 and §61-3E-11 of said code, all relating to legalizing and regulating the sale and use of fireworks; creating the West Virginia Veterans Program Fund to be administered by the Department of Veterans’ Assistance; imposing a twenty percent fee for the sale of fireworks and providing for the allocation of the fee collections between the Veterans Program Fund for veterans programs, the Fire Protection Fund for volunteer fire departments, and the State Fire Commission’s special revenue account for the use of the State Fire Marshal’s office; providing for public fireworks displays; providing for rules; authorizing seizures by the state fire marshal; providing exemptions; and criminal penalties.”.